The Weeknd sweeps the 2021 Juno Awards with 5 wins

The Weeknd has cleaned up on the 2021 Juno Music Awards, taking residence 5 of the six awards he was nominated for.

Now in its 51st 12 months, the Junos have been established in 1970 to honour the achievements of Canadian music. With the 2021, The Weeknd has acquired a complete of 15 Junos out of 30 nominations throughout his profession.

Earlier this weekend, on the ceremony’s opening evening, The Weeknd took residence three awards: Single Of The 12 months for ‘Blinding Lights’, Up to date R&B Recording Of The 12 months for his 2020 album ‘After Hours’ and Songwriter Of The 12 months alongside co-writers Stomach and Jason “DaHeala” Quenneville.

Throughout Sunday’s televised occasion (June 6), the singer took residence an additional two: Album and Artist Of The 12 months.

The one award The Weeknd was nominated for that he didn't win was the fan-voted Juno Fan Selection Award, which went to Shawn Mendes for the third 12 months in a row.

Different winners at this 12 months’s ceremony included Justin Bieber, who received pop album of the 12 months for 2020’s ‘Modifications’ and in addition opened the present with a pre-recorded efficiency of his observe ‘Any person’, taken from his 2021 album ‘Justice’.

Elsewhere, Alanis Morissette received Grownup Up to date Album Of The 12 months, whereas Caribou received Digital Album Of The 12 months and Kaytranada took residence Dance Recording Of The 12 months. Harry Kinds additionally walked away a winner, with ‘High quality Line’ successful Worldwide Album Of The 12 months.

The Weeknd has been successful massive throughout the board at many award exhibits not too long ago, taking residence ten Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) and three iHeartRadio Awards. The latter ceremony noticed he and Ariana Grande carry out their remix of ‘Save Your Tears’ stay for the primary time.

On the BBMAs, The Weeknd signalled the tip of the ‘After Hours’ period of his profession, jokingly thanking God that he doesn’t “must put on that pink go well with any extra.”

Nevertheless, The Weeknd famously boycotted the Grammys after they snubbed him utterly from their 2021 nominations, later calling the Recording Academy “corrupt.”

Even after the Academy outlined a number of adjustments they'd make to their voting course of to permit for extra transparency, The Weeknd maintained that he would proceed the boycott.