A year after the triumph of Charlotte Cardin, it is now the turn of the singer Rêve and the duo Banx and Ranx to carry the hopes of Quebec artists at the Juno 2023 awards.
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These emerging stars of the pop dance scene have won three citations for Canada’s Music Day, which will take place on March 13 in Edmonton.
Rêve, artist name of Montrealer Briannah Donolo, finds herself in particular in fight with Avril Lavigne, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd for the Juno of the choice of the public.
“I’ve been dreaming of a moment like this for a long time,” the 27-year-old artist told the Log, after the big announcement.
The one who became a viral sensation following her performance of the national anthems at the Bell Center in 2014 is also in the running for the Artist Revelation of the Year category, while her success CTRL + ALT + DELwhich is nearing 40 million streams on Spotify, earned him a spot among Juno contenders for Dance Recording of the Year.
“I hope Montreal will be proud of me,” added Rêve, who hopes to release her first album before the end of 2023.
In performance
The Montreal producer duo Banx and Ranx, collaborator of Rêve for several songs, including CTRL + ALT + DELalso received three citations, including one in the prestigious Song of the Year category for Flowers Need Rain, with Preston Pablo. They are also eyeing the Junos for Group Breakthrough and Achievement of the Year.
Photo provided by Universal Music Canada, Kevin Millet
The Banx and Ranx duo, formed by Zacharie “Soké” Raymond and Yannick “KNY Factory” Rastogi.
Banx and Ranx and Rêve will also take the stage for a performance with Preston Pablo during the evening.
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Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see who will win the Juno for the French album as the category is raised this year. Former winners Daniel Bélanger (Mercury in May) and The Praises (Crash) are in the running alongside Ariane Roy (Medium Pleasure), Hubert Lenoir (PICTURA DE IPSE: direct music) and Lisa LeBlanc (chic disco).
Other Quebec artists to watch include Jean-Michel Blais (Instrumental album), Kaytranada (Direction, Rap song) and Voivod (Metal album). Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against lead singer Win Butler, Arcade Fire can still hope to get their hands on Juno Group of the Year.
In total, artists born or working in Quebec received more than forty citations. Last year, Charlotte Cardin won four Juno Awards.
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The Weeknd, the most quoted of the Juno Awards 2023.
Unsurprisingly, international star The Weeknd dominates the 2023 nominations with six, thanks to the success of his album Dawn FM. Avril Lavigne and Tate McRae follow with five quotes.
The main categories
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- April Lavigne
- Lauren Spencer Smith
- Michael Buble
- Shawn Mendes
- The Weeknd
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Who Hurt You?Ali Gatie
- Love SuxAvril Lavigne
- Demons Protected By AngelsNAV
- I Used To Think I Could FlyTate McRae
- Dawn FMThe Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
- dick meAvril Lavigne
- Flowers Need RainPreston Pablo and Banx and Ranx
- When You’re GoneShawn Mendes
- She’s All I Wanna BeTate McRae
- SacrificeThe Weeknd
AUDIENCE CHOICE
- April Lavigne
- Lauren Spencer Smith
- MacKenzie Porter
- Preston Pablo
- Dream
- Shawn Mendes
- Tate McRae
- The Reklaws
- The Weeknd
- Tyler Shaw