The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards announced their winners for the 2023 season! The ceremony was held live from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on March 13, 2023. The annual award show celebrates the best musicians, producers, and releases from the Canadian music sector. This year the awards were hosted by famed actor Simu Liu. Congratulations to The Orchard distributed artists and labels on receiving 11 wins!
Dine Alone Records artist Alexisisonfire performed their hit “San Soleil.” The group was nominated for and won Rock Album of the Year for their fifth studio album, Otherness!
Golden Carrot Records artists’ Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats were awarded Children Album of the Year for their album Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats, Vol. 2 making Romeo Eats the youngest winner in JUNO history!
Find the full list of JUNO winners here and The Orchard distributed winners below.
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
The Sadies – Colder Streams (Dine Alone Records)
Children Album of the Year
Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats – Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats, Vol 2 (Golden Carrot Records)
Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble)
Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, conducted by Claude Lapalme – Early Italian Cello Concertos (Analekta)
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
The Bros. Landreth – Come Morning (Birthday Cake Media)
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Jordan St. Cyr – Jordan St. Cyr (BEC Recordings)
Francophone Album of the Year
Les Louanges – Crash (Bonsound)
Jazz Album of the Year (Solo)
Renee Rosnes – Kinds of Love (Smoke Sessions)
Rock Album of the Year
Alexisonfire – Otherness (Dine Alone Records)
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Pharis & Jason Romero – Tell ‘Em You Were Gold (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Underground Dance Single of the Year
Greg Gow – “I Knew Techno” (Restructured Recordings Inc.)
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Caity Gyorgy – Featuring (La Reserve Records)