The Juno Awards of 2023 was a music awards ceremony that was held on March 13, 2023 at

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."Actor Simu Liu to host 2023 Juno Awards in Edmonton"

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, December 1, 2022. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year determined by the members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Canadian actor Simu Liu, who hosted the

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ceremony, returned to host again. The Weeknd received the most nominations (six) and had the most wins (5), followed by

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and Tate McRae with five nominations each, and

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, Shawn Mendes,

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and Banx & Ranx with three nominations each. With the six nominations, The Weeknd matched his personal records for both 2016 and 2021.

Background

Most nominations were announced on January 31, 2023."Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees"

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, January 31, 2023. The nominees for Rap Album or EP of the Year, however, were announced on January 30 on the debut episode of

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's new CBC Radio One talk show '' Commotion''. Most winners were announced at the "opening night" event on March 11, 2023, with only select high-profile categories reserved for the main ceremony on March 13. The ceremony had originally been scheduled for March 12, but was rescheduled for the next day after the

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announced March 12 as the date of the 95th Academy Awards.

Performances

The first wave of performers for the ceremony were announced in early January with Tennille Townes, and

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confirmed a few days later.David Friend
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'', January 17, 2023. The 50 Years of Hip Hop performance was announced on March 3. During the show's broadcast

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walked topless onto the stage while

was introducing

for his performance. Hatherly displayed slogans to protest climate related causes before being escorted off the stage.

Winners and nominees

The following are the winners and nominees of the Juno Awards of 2023. Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.

People

Albums

Songs and recordings

Other

Special awards

CARAS announced Nickelback as the 2023 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and music manager Ron Sakamoto as the recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.Eric Volmers
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'', November 14, 2022.

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations: ''Six:'' * The Weeknd ''Five:'' *

* Tate McRae ''Three:'' *

* Shawn Mendes *

* Banx & RanxThe following received multiple awards: ''Five:'' * The Weeknd

References

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