Streaking at public events is nothing new. We have see it at sporting events and public demonstrations and back in 1974 a photographer/gallery owner named Robert Opel streaked on stage at the Oscars with a peace sign while David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor. David laughed then regained his composure and said “Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen… But isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?” Ouch! Gotta love the late great David Niven and his quick wit.
Avril Lavigne handled the situation differently on Monday night at the Juno Awards in Edmonton when a Topless Protester came waltzing on to the stage. Avril carried on with her intro for AP Dhillion then told the women ‘Get The F*** Off’ the Stage.
The woman was wearing wearing pasties on her breasts and “land back” painted on her arm. On the back a message about abut controversial housing development “Stop Logging Growth Now” and “Save The Green Belt”
The streaker at the JUNOS made international headlines including coverage from BBC NEWS.
The big question is how did this women get on stage and where was security and why did it take so long to get her off? A question that faced the Oscars after Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock on stage in 2022.
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Lavigne returned to the stage later to accept her TIKTOK Fan Choice Award and said “Now nobody try anything this time or the Canadian’s gonna come out in me and I ‘ll F*** a b**** up!”
40 Awards were handed out at a ceremony on Saturday Night and a few more during the broadcast on Monday night on CBC. The Weeknd led the pack with 6 nods and scored 4 Awards on Saturday and 1 more on Monday. He is now in second overall behind Anne Murray. Check out the full list of Winners at JunoAwards.ca
Tyler Shaw announced the Toronto native The Weeknd was absent from the Junos and was boooooed. Abel Tesfaye sent a written statement provided to The Canadian Press by Junos organizers “I am so honoured to be recognized like this from my home country that I love so much. I’m so humbled by all this and could never thank fans enough.”
The 52 Annual JUNO AWARDS featured many performances including a salute to 50 years of Hip Hop Music with Kardinal Offical, Maestro Fresh Wes, Choclair and many other trailblazing artists.
Oiler’s Connor McDavid inducted Alberta’s very own Nickelback into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and fans at Rogers Place in Edmonton showed love for their captain with chants of MVP MVP MVP!!!
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2023 JUNO AWARDS WINNERS:
TikTok Juno fan choice
- Avril Lavigne
- Lauren Spencer-Smith
- MacKenzie Porter
- Preston Pablo
- Rêve
- Shawn Mendes
- Tate McRae
- The Reklaws
- The Weeknd
- Tyler Shaw
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
International album of the year
- =, Ed Sheeran
- Harry’s House, Harry Styles
- Montero, Lil Nas X
- Midnights, Taylor Swift
- Red (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift
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
Artist of the year
- Avril Lavigne
- Lauren Spencer-Smith
- Michael Bublé
- Shawn Mendes
- The Weeknd
Group of the year
- Arcade Fire
- Arkells
- Billy Talent
- Metric
- The Reklaws
Breakthrough artist of the year
- Dax
- Devon Cole
- Preston Pablo
- RealestK
- Rêve
Breakthrough group of the year
- Banx & Ranx
- Harm & Ease
- Rare Americans
- Tommy Lefroy
- Wild Rivers
Songwriter of the year
- Abel Tesfaye: “Less Than Zero” (co-songwriters Tomoko Yamaguch, Hamada Tetsuro, Daniel Lopatin, the Weeknd); “Out of Time” (co-songwriters Max Martin, Fragogian Josefsson, Axel Hedfors, Oscar Holter, Sebastian Ingrosso, Carl Nordstrom, Kevin Duane McCord); “Sacrifice” (co-songwriters Max Martin, Fragogian Josefsson, Axel Hedfors, Oscar Holter, Sebastian Ingrosso, Carl Nordstrom, Kevin Duane McCord).
- Faouzia: “Anybody Else” (co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Michelle Buzz, Sean Davidson);
- “Puppet” (co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Johnny Goldstein, Sean Davidson); “RIP, Love” (co-songwriters Fran Hall, Jakke Erixson).
- Tate McRae: “Chaotic” (co-songwriter Victoria Zaro); “Feel Like Shit” (co-songwriters Victoria Zaro, Jacob Hindlin, Russell J Chell); “She’s all I Wanna Be” (co-songwriter Greogry Kurstin).
- Tenille Townes: “The Last Time” (co-songwriters Gordon Sampson, Benjamin Goldsmith); “When you Need It” (co-songwriter Stephen Wrabel); “When’s it Gonna Happen” (co-songwriters Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel).
- Tobi: “Before we Panic” (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Eric Hagstrom, John Stephen Sudduth, Kevin Martin, Tony Martin, Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel); “Flowers” (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Daniele Luppi, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Nicole Wray, Leon Michels, Paul Spring); “Move” (co-songwriters Alex Goose, Jessica Lee Hansell, Jon Bap, Robin Hannibal, Tavon Thompson, Tyler Demorest).
Country album of the year
- Way Back, High Valley
- Honkytonk Revival, Jade Eagleson
- Bronco, Orville Peck
- Masquerades, Tenille Townes
- Good Ol’ Days, the Reklaws
Adult alternative album of the year
- Born Losers, Altameda
- The Garden, Basia Bulat
- Being Somewhere, Dan Mangan
- Colder Streams, the Sadies
- How is it That I Should Look at the Stars, the Weather Station
Alternative album of the year
- Blue Rev, Alvvays
- Duality, Luna Li
- Sewn Back Together, Ombiigizi
- The Unraveling of PupTheBand, Pup
- Tongues, Tanya Tagaq
Pop album of the year
- In the Meantime, Alessia Cara
- Love Sux, Avril Lavigne
- The Loneliest Time, Carly Rae Jepsen
- I Used to Think I Could Fly, Tate McRae
- Dawn FM, the Weeknd
Rock album of the year
- Otherness, Alexisonfire
- Crisis of Faith, Billy Talent
- Get Rollin’, Nickelback
- Outta Sight, the Sheepdogs
- Explosions, Three Days Grace
Vocal jazz album of the year
- Featuring, Caity Gyorgy
- Blue, Diana Panton
- Venez donc chez moi, Laura Anglade and Sam Kirmayer
- Nikki by Starlight, Nikki Yanofsky
- The Ostara Project, the Ostara Project
Jazz album of the year
- Joy, Ernesto Cervini
- A Little Louder Now, Lauren Falls
- El Tinajon, Luis Deniz
- Rumba, Rafael Zaldivar
- Kinds of Love, Renee Rosnes
Jazz album of the year
- Semantics, Andrew Rathbun Quintet
- Talk Memory, BadBadNotGood
- The History of Us, Carn Davidson 9
- Desert Bloom, Florian Hoefner Trio
- The Dragon’s Tail, Mark Kelso & the Jazz Exiles
Instrumental album of the year
- Canadiana, Canadian Brass
- Everything was Forever Until it was no More, Esmerine
- Iguana, Hard Rubber Orchestra
- Aubades, Jean-Michel Blais
- Lionheart, Stephan Moccio
Album francophone de l’année
- Medium plaisir, Ariane Roy
- Mercure en mai, Daniel Bélanger
- Pictura de ipse: Musique directe, Hubert Lenoir
- Crash, Les Louanges
- Chiac Disco, Lisa LeBlanc
Children’s album of the year
- Nice to Meet You, Beppie
- Say Hello, Jeremy and Jazzy
- I am Love, Splash’N Boots
- Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats, Vol. 2, Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats
- Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Julia the Great, Young Maestro and Keysha Freshh
Classical album of the year (solo artist)
- Winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2021, Bruce Liu
- Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1, David Jalbert
- La Zingarella: Through Romany Songland, Isabel Bayrakdarian
- Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes
- Fables, Philip Chiu
Classical album of the year (large ensemble)
- Clara – Robert – Johannes: Lyrical Echoes, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Shelley
- Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble Vocal Arts-Quebec, conducted by Matthias Maute, featuring Karina Gauvin
- Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen – Arvo Pärt: Symphonie No. 4, ‘Los Angeles,’ I Musici de Montréal, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni
- Viola Borealis, Orchestre de l’Agora, conducted by Nicolas Ellis, featuring Marina Thibeault
- Radiant Dawn: Music for Advent and Christmas, The Elora Singers, conducted by Mark Vuorinen
Classical album of the year (small ensemble)
- Nagamo, Andrew Balfour and musica intima
- Hemsi: Chamber Works, ARC Ensemble
- Vagues et ombres, collectif9
- Early Italian Cello Concertos, Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, conducted by Claude Lapalme
- De la cour de Louis XIV à Shippagan! Chants traditionnels acadiens et airs de cour du XVIIe siècle, Suzie LeBlanc, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Vincent Lauzer, and Sylvain Bergeron
Classical composition of the year
- An Overall Augmented Sense of Well-being, Anthony Tan
- Bestiary I & II, Bekah Simms
- The Black Fish, Keyan Emami
- Prayers for Ruins, Nicole Lizée
- Supervillain Études, Vincent Ho
Rap album/EP of the year
- Gonzo, Boslen
- Retrospected (Acoustic), Classified
- The Fleur Print Vol. 2, Jazz Cartier
- Demons Protected by Angels, Nav
- Shall I Continue?, Tobi
Dance recording of the year
- “Afterglow,” Bob Moses and Kasablanca
- “Shinigami Eyes,” Grimes
- “These Nights,” Loud Luxury feat. Kiddo
- “Ctrl + Alt + Del,” Rêve
- Spiral, Rezz
Contemporary R&B recording of the year
- When Flowers Bloom, Adria Kain
- “If I get Caught,” dvsn
- No Longer in the Suburbs, Dylan Sinclair
- Yessie, Jessie Reyez
- “WTF,” Savannah Ré
Reggae recording of the year
- Water, Ammoye
- “Like a Star,” Celena
- “Jah Love,” Exco Levi
- “In the Streets,” Kairo McLean
- “Reggae Party,” Kirk Diamond, Kairo McLean and Finn feat. Kairo McLean
Contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year
- Watin, Aysanabee
- Zhawenim, Digging Roots
- Code Red, Indian City
- Beyond the Reservoir, Julian Taylor
- The Crossing, Susan Aglukark
Contemporary roots album of the year
- O Glory, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
- That was you and Me, Fortunate Ones
- Hold on to Love, Shakura S’Aida
- Come Morning, the Bros. Landreth
- House of Dreams, the East Pointers
Traditional roots album of the year
- Hurricane Clarice, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
- 20 printemps, Le Vent du Nord
- Narrow Line, Mama’s Broke
- Tell ‘Em You Were Gold, Pharis & Jason Romero
- The Empress, the McDades
Blues album of the year
- Long River, Angelique Francis
- Midnight Blues, Crystal Shawanda
- Thanks for Tomorrow, Harrison Kennedy
- Preach to my Soul, Spencer Mackenzie
- Live at the King Eddy, the Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year
- Into the Wild, Dan Bremnes
- Trust, Daniel Ojo
- Jordan St. Cyr, Jordan St. Cyr
- Only Ever Always, Love & the Outcome
- The Church Will Rise, Tehillah Worship
Global music album of the year
- In the Footsteps of Rumi, Ghalia Benali, Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian
- Thieves of Dreams, Lenka Lichtenberg
- José Louis and the Paradox of Love, Pierre Kwenders
- Vox.Infold, Ruby Singh
- Tradisyon, Wesli
Jack Richardson producer of the year
- Akeel Henry: “For Tonight,” Giveon (co-producers Sevn Thomas, Jahaan Sweet); “Splash,” John Legend (co-producer Tone, Kevin Ekofo).
- Banx & Ranx: “Ctrl + Alt + Del,” Rêve; “Dynamite feat. Sia,” Sean Paul (co-producers Greg Kurstin, Jason Jigzagula Henriques).
- Kaytranada: “dog food,” IDK; “Iced Tea,” Joyce Wrice and Kaytranada.
- Mike Wise: “10 Things I Hate About You,” Leah Kate; “Yuck,” Charli XCX.
- Murda Beatz: “California Breeze,” Lil Baby (co-producer Marcel Korkutata); “Have Mercy,” Chlöe (co-producers Chlöe, BoogzDaBeast, Fnz, Joseph L’Etranger).
Recording engineer of the year
- Derek Hoffman: “My Body,” Lili-Ann De Francesco; “Stronger Than you Know,” the East Pointers.
- George Seara: “Hell/Heaven,” Keshi; “It’ll be Okay,” Shawn Mendes.
- Gus van Go: “Grow up Tomorrow,” the Beaches; “What Feels Like Eternity,” Metric.
- Jason Dufour: “She Don’t Know,” Jade Eagleson; “The old Me,” Ria Mae.
- Serban Ghenea: “That’s What I Want,” Lil Nas X; “Unholy,” Sam Smith feat. Kim Petras.
Album artwork of the year
- Emy Storey (art director, designer, photographer), Becca McFarlane and Pamela Littky (photographers): Crybaby, Tegan and Sara.
- Ian Ilavsky (art director and designer), Maciek Szczerbowski (illustrator): Everything was Forever Until it was no More, Esmerine.
- Jud Haynes (art director, designer): Kubasongs, Kubasonics.
- Kee Avil (art director), Lawrence Fafard (photographer): Crease, Kee Avil.
- Lights (art director, illustrator), Virgilio Tzaj (designer), Matt Barnes (photographer): PEP, Lights.
Music video of the year
- “Fraud” by Emma Higgins (Jessie Reyez)
- “Unholy” by Floria Sigismondi (Sam Smith and Kim Petras)
- “Have Mercy” by Karena Evans (Chlöe)
- “Different Than Before” by Mayumi Yoshida (Amanda Sum)
- “Remember me for Me” by Sterling Larose (SonReal and Lily Moore)
Electronic album of the year
- Not OK, Mecha Maiko
- Spectrums, Odonis Odonis
- Nightmare on Rezz Street 2 Mix, Rezz
- Synthetic Season One, Rich Aucoin
- Interior, Teen Daze
Metal/hard music album of the year
- Psychic Jailbreak, Cancer Bats
- Merciless Destruction, Get the Shot
- Paid in Full, Skull Fist
- Synchro Anarchy, Voivod
- Thought Form Descent, Wake
Adult contemporary album of the year
- Adventure Book, Francois Klark
- Descendant, Jann Arden
- He Sang she Sang, Marc Jordan & Amy Sky
- Higher, Michael Bublé
- A Tyler Shaw Christmas, Tyler Shaw
Comedy album of the year
- Let me Hold Your Baby, Courtney Gilmour
- Splash Pad, Jackie Pirico
- A Person who is Gingerbread, Jon Dore
- Here Live, not a Cat, Matt Wright
- Things Black Girls Say — the Album, Zabrina Douglas
Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year
- “Please do not Lean,” Daniel Caesar feat. BadBadNotGood
- Palisade, Jon Vinyl
- “All I Need,” Safe
- How to Make Love, TheHonestGuy
- “Last One,” Savannah Ré feat. Dylan Sinclair
Rap single of the year
- “Alejandro Sosa,” 6ixbuzz and Pengz
- “Been Himma,” Dom Vallie
- “Wrath,” Freddie Dredd
- “Twin Flame,” Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak
- “Wrong Decisions,” Nav
Underground dance single of the year
- “Debonair,” Bensley
- “Aye Aye,” Blond:ish and Cameron Jack
- “The Time Is (Now),” Fred Everything
- “I Knew Techno,” Greg Gow
- “Easy,” Tiga
Traditional Indigenous artist or group of the year
- Kâkîsimo ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐤ, Cikwes
- Katajjausiit, Iva & Angu
- Mikwanak Kamôsakinat, Joel Wood
- Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning, Northern Cree
- Unbreakable, the Bearhead Sisters
