The Weeknd leads Juno Awards nominees with six nominations

The Weeknd is leading this year’s Juno Award nominees.

The Toronto-raised singer, born Abel Tesfaye, picked up six nods in some of the top Junos categories.

Among them, he grabbed a single of the year nod for his chart-topping hit “Blinding Lights,” album of the year with “After Hours” and artist of the year.

He’s also nominated for contemporary R&B recording of the year and the fan choice award, which is voted on by viewers.

This comes as his song “Blinding Lights” has become the first song to spend a full year in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 100.

Hamilton’s Arkells have been nominated for Group of the Year.

The Junos will broadcast from Toronto with a 50th anniversary awards show on May 16.