Juno Awards of 2023

The Juno Awards of 2023 was a music awards ceremony that was held on 13 March 2023 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. 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. It returned to its usual March schedule for the first time since 2019 after COVID-19 pandemic had the last three events took place in June 2020, May 2021, and May 2022, respectively. Canadian actor Simu Liu, who hosted the 2022 ceremony, returned to host again.

The Weeknd received the most nominations (six) and had the most wins (five), followed by Avril Lavigne and Tate McRae with five nominations each, and Reklaws, Shawn Mendes, Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx with three nominations each. With the six nominations, The Weeknd matched his personal records for both 2016 and 2021.

During the televised show, a topless protester crashed Avril Lavigne's introduction of AP Dhillon.

Background
The nominees for Rap Album or EP of the Year were announced 30 January on the premiere of Elamin Abdelmahmoud's new CBC Radio One talk show Commotion, followed by the remainder on 31 January 2023.

Most winners were announced at the "opening night" event on 11 March 2023, with only select high-profile categories reserved for the main ceremony on 13 March.

The ceremony had originally been scheduled for 12 March, but was rescheduled for the next day after the 95th Academy Awards were scheduled for that date.

Performances
The first wave of performers for the ceremony were announced in early January with Tennille Townes, and AP Dhillon confirmed a few days later. The 50 Years of Hip Hop performance was announced on 3 March.

During the show's broadcast, Casey Hatherly walked topless onto the stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing AP Dhillon for his performance. Hatherly displayed slogans to protest climate-related causes, in particular issues surrounding the Greenbelt, 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.

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.

Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:

Six:
 * The Weeknd

Five:
 * Avril Lavigne
 * Tate McRae

Three:
 * Reklaws
 * Shawn Mendes
 * Preston Pablo
 * Banx & RanxThe following received multiple awards:

Five:
 * The Weeknd