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A look at some of the key categories at this year's Juno Awards

Here's a look at the Juno Awards nominees in some of the key categories: ARTIST OF THE YEAR Avril Lavigne Lauren Spencer-Smith Michael Bublé Shawn Mendes The Weeknd SINGLE OF THE YEAR "Bite Me" — Avril Lavigne "Flowers Need Rain" — Preston Pablo and
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Avril Lavigne performs during the Juno Awards in Toronto on Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Here's a look at the Juno Awards nominees in some of the key categories:  

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Avril Lavigne

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Michael Bublé

Shawn Mendes

The Weeknd

 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

"Bite Me" — Avril Lavigne

"Flowers Need Rain" —  Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx

"When You’re Gone" — Shawn Mendes

"She’s All I Wanna Be" — Tate McRae

"Sacrifice" — The Weeknd

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

"Who Hurt You?" — Ali Gatie

"Love Sux" — Avril Lavigne

"Demons Protected By Angels" — Nav

"I Used to Think I Could Fly" — Tate McRae

"Dawn FM" — The Weeknd

 

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Arcade Fire

Arkells

Billy Talent

Metric

The Reklaws

 

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dax

Devon Cole

Preston Pablo

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Rêve

 

TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE (to be voted on by viewers)

Avril Lavigne

Lauren Spencer-Smith

MacKenzie Porter

Preston Pablo

Rêve

Shawn Mendes

Tate McRae

The Reklaws

The Weeknd

Tyler Shaw

 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 31, 2023.

The Canadian Press