The Weeknd Wins Big on 2023 Juno Awards Amid 'The Idol', Rolling Stone Drama

The Weeknd has been all over the headlines in the past few weeks because of the brewing drama surrounding his upcoming show, "The Idol." Now, the Canadian superstar is taking a break from it after his huge win at the 2023 Juno Awards.

The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. It is the counterpart awards presentation ceremony of the Grammy Awards for the United States and the BRITS for the United Kingdom.

Before the 2023 Juno Awards, The Weeknd only had 10 Juno Awards, but after tonight he is now the artist with the second most Juno Awards in the ceremony's history with 21. He now has four more Juno Awards, tying with Bryan Adams, while Anne Murray leads with 25 Juno Awards. (via Billboard)

Check out The Weeknd's wins and who he beat out this year.

Single of The Year

• The Weeknd for "Sacrifice"
• Avril Lavigne for "Bite Me"
• Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx for "Flowers Need Rain"
• Shawn Mendes for "When You're Gone"
• Tate McRae for "She's All I Wanna Be"

Pop Album of The Year

• The Weeknd for "Dawn FM"
• Alessia Cara for "In the Meantime"
• Avril Lavigne for "Love Sux"
• Carly Rae Jepsen for "The Loneliest Time"
• Tate McRae for "I Used to Think I Could Fly"

Artist of The Year

• The Weeknd
• Michael Bublé
• Avril Lavigne
• Shawn Mendes
• Lauren Spencer-Smith

Songwriter of The Year

• Faouzia
• The Weeknd
• Tenille Townes
• Tate McRae
• Tobi

The Weeknd is in intense heat from netizens early this month after Rolling Stone published an expose about the show "The Idol." The Weeknd is one of the show's showrunners and the show's main lead.

The drama surrounding the show came about after former director Amy Seimetz stepped down and "Euphoria" director Sam Levinson took over the reins. According to the anonymous production staffers of the show, Abel, formally known as The Weeknd, thought the show has threaded through a "female perspective" on Seimetz's helm of the directorial chair.

"What I signed up for was a dark satire of fame and the fame model in the 21st century," a source explained. "The things that we subject our talent and stars to, the forces that put people in the spotlight, and how that can be manipulated in the post-Trump world."

Read the full Rolling Stone article here.

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