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See Steven Tyler, YUNGBLUD and more perform Ozzy medley at the VMAs

Paying tribute to The Prince Of Darkness, YUNGBLUD joined Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, and Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt to play a triumphant Ozzy Osbourne medley…

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Aston Villa pay tribute to Ozzy during Premier League opening weekend

For their first game of the season – home at Villa Park to Newcastle – Aston Villa unveiled an Ozzy Osbourne tribute mural, while the players walked out to a live rendition of Crazy Train from Back To The Beginning.

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New Ozzy documentary Coming Home to air on BBC later this month

Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home follows he and Sharon's long-awaited move back to the UK and fulfilling his dream of making it back onto the stage once again...

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Here’s how to watch the Ozzy funeral procession livestream today

Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral procession is being livestreamed from Birmingham’s Black Sabbath Bench and Bridge in a few hours’ time.

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Bloodstock to feature “unmissable 17m Ozzy tribute wall” at this year’s fest

Bloodstock have revealed that fans can pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne at a tribute wall near the main stage, as well as “other commemorative moments during the festival”.

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YUNGBLUD vows to play Changes “every night for the rest of my life” in honour of Ozzy

Following Ozzy’s passing on Tuesday, YUNGBLUD has shared another beautiful tribute to his hero, and says he’ll cover Changes forever.

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“He has the ultimate legacy”: Meeting the fans as Birmingham pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

As metal fans from across the world descend on Birmingham to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, we head down to the Black Sabbath bench and mural to meet those who were so deeply touched by his life and music…

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Coldplay cover Changes, dedicate last night’s show to “incredible genius” Ozzy Osbourne

At Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, Coldplay’s Chris Martin performed a touching cover of Changes and sent his love to the Osbourne family.

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See Machine Head cover War Pigs and Children Of The Grave live

Machine Head opened with two Black Sabbath covers last night in Austria on their European tour, having found out about Ozzy’s death only “20 minutes before we walked onstage”.

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Ozzy Osbourne: No ordinary man

Once he’d entered his 70s, Ozzy Osbourne told us that he wanted to “live life to the full”. Now, following the devastating loss of metal’s greatest-ever icon, we look back over exactly that: an incredible lifetime of changing heavy music forever, influencing more bands than anyone can possibly count, and of course causing some memorable mischief along the way…

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Alice Cooper honours “unmatched showman and cultural icon” Ozzy at Cardiff Utilita Arena show

Learning of his death “just minutes” before hitting the stage in Wales, Alice Cooper paid tribute to the late, great Ozzy Osbourne.

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Ghost just dedicated their Madison Square Garden show to Ozzy Osbourne

“For being The Prince Of Darkness, he sure gave us a lot of light…” Watch Papa V Perpetua pay tribute to Ozzy onstage at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

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“You will never leave us – your music is eternal”: Metallica, Judas Priest, YUNGBLUD, Elton John and more pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Tributes pour in across social media for Ozzy Osbourne – from Def Leppard to Metallica to Elton John and beyond.

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Ozzy Osbourne has died, aged 76: “He was with his family and surrounded by love”

Just a couple of weeks on from his farewell show with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne passed away this morning (July 22) according to a statement from his family.

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Back To The Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow is getting a 2026 theatrical release

Mercury Studios have announced a ‘100-minute cinematic experience’ celebrating Ozzy’s final show and the legacy of Sabbath.

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YUNGBLUD releases Ozzy-approved cover of Changes: “I couldn’t have done it better myself”

Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Sleep Token’s II, Frank Bello and Adam Wakeman, YUNGBLUD has officially released his stunning version of Changes from Back To The Beginning.

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Ozzy to release Last Rites memoir in October

With his final Back To The Beginning performance still fresh in everyone’s minds, Ozzy Osbourne will be getting reflective in a new “brutally honest and unflinching” memoir, Last Rites.

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See Steven Tyler, YUNGBLUD and more perform Ozzy medley at the VMAs

Aston Villa pay tribute to Ozzy during Premier League opening weekend

New Ozzy documentary Coming Home to air on BBC later this month

Here’s how to watch the Ozzy funeral procession livestream today

Bloodstock to feature “unmissable 17m Ozzy tribute wall” at this year’s fest

YUNGBLUD vows to play Changes “every night for the rest of my life” in honour of Ozzy

“He has the ultimate legacy”: Meeting the fans as Birmingham pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Coldplay cover Changes, dedicate last night’s show to “incredible genius” Ozzy Osbourne

See Machine Head cover War Pigs and Children Of The Grave live

Ozzy Osbourne: No ordinary man

Alice Cooper honours “unmatched showman and cultural icon” Ozzy at Cardiff Utilita Arena show

Ghost just dedicated their Madison Square Garden show to Ozzy Osbourne

“You will never leave us – your music is eternal”: Metallica, Judas Priest, YUNGBLUD, Elton John and more pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne has died, aged 76: “He was with his family and surrounded by love”

Back To The Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow is getting a 2026 theatrical release

YUNGBLUD releases Ozzy-approved cover of Changes: “I couldn’t have done it better myself”

Ozzy to release Last Rites memoir in October

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