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The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died at 76 on July 22, with a cover of Black Sabbath’s classic “War Pigs.” The bands kicked off their joint-headlining tour at Atlanta venue Coca-Cola Roxy on Aug. 1. For the encore of the …

When Ozzy Osbourne brought Metallica on tour in 1986, he noticed his young opening act blasting Black Sabbath in their dressing room and covering his old band’s songs in soundchecks. Osbourne’s first assumption, he said later, was that Metallica were mocking him. He was stunned to learn they were actually …

Kelly Osbourne is still mourning the death of her father, Ozzy, but taking in the love from those who loved him, too. In an Instagram Story Monday (Aug. 4), Kelly admitted that she “will not be OK for a while,” but that she’ll be focusing on the outpouring of support …

What was meant to be Rod Stewart’s in-concert tribute to Ozzy Osbourne has instead been met with criticism and ridicule after video of the tribute — featuring AI images of Osbourne and other gone-too-soon artists — emerged on social media. During Stewart’s last handful of concerts since Osbourne’s July 22 …

Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest on Wednesday during a funeral in his native Birmingham, England, giving fans one last chance to bid farewell to the heavy-metal pioneer. Osbourne died last week at the age of 76, sparking tributes from throughout the music world: Green Day played a snippet of …

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo celebrated Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath as “the soundtrack to our lives” in a new tribute to the late metal great. “Ozzy was a humble man and sometimes so honest it hurt but his sense of humor made everything absolutely amazing,” Trujillo wrote on Instagram, adding: …

With a deafening cheer of “Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy! Oi oi oi!,” Birmingham, England, said a fond farewell today to its favorite son, Ozzy Osbourne, during a citywide celebration. Thousands of fans gathered in the city center, congregating along Broad Street and near the Black Sabbath Bridge. The mood was mostly …

Ozzy Osbourne will be honored with a funeral procession, complete with a brass band, that will march through his hometown of Birmingham, England, on Wednesday. The procession will start at 1 p.m. local time, the Birmingham City Council said, with a hearse carrying Osbourne’s body through the streets of the …

Zakk Wylde spoke warmly about his long relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, and shared a few memories from their final performances together, in a new interview with Guitar World. The conversation marks the first time Wylde has spoken publicly since Osbourne’s death last week. Wylde started playing with Osbourne in 1987 …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “My life has just been unbelievable,” Ozzy Osbourne told Rolling Stone in an interview back in 2018. “You couldn’t write my story; you couldn’t invent me.” Now a …