Ozzy Osbourne‘s affect – and influence – has been simple. Hell, there was a complete present with a number of the greatest names in metallic, devoted to Osbourne on the fifth of July. And simply over two quick weeks after that present in Birmingham, we misplaced Ozzy.
Since then, posts, tributes, covers, dedications, and interviews have not simply crawled out of the woodworks, they’ve tripped over each other to get there first.
Regardless of Ozzy not being bodily with is, he’s removed from forgotten. From his biography that’s nonetheless as a result of be launched in October, to the documentary the BBC is (hopefully) going to run, to the movie of Again To The Starting being launched on Paramount+ in late 2025, to the continuance of the Ozzy Osbourne museum in Birmingham till the top of 2025, to Yungblud masking “Modifications” in each efficiency he does for the remainder of his life… Ozzy is way from gone.
And the celebrations of his life, legacy, and contributions to the music business are persevering with at this yr’s MTV VMAs ceremony. It is reported that Ozzy Osbourne will likely be honoured on stage by a bunch consisting of Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Nuno Bettencourt (Excessive), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), and Yungblud performing a tribute. It serves as a reunion for many of the members as Bettencourt, Tyler, and Yungblud carried out on the aforementioned Again To The Starting present.
Again To The Starting was a cultural second for the metallic group as bands like Gojira, Weapons N’ Roses, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Software, and extra got here collectively in Black Sabbath‘s hometown of Birmingham in England to have a good time Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne‘s legacy at their final ever present. Promoting all 45,000 tickets in lower than 20 minutes with over 150,000 folks ready within the digital queue for tickets and reported by The Guardian that 5 million folks streamed the efficiency reside on-line, it not solely celebrated what created the music we have now now, however launched the newer technology of metallic listeners to what got here earlier than and formed the scene we loe.
There aren’t actually some other rock bands on the invoice to carry out on the VMAs, however for those who’re keen on tuning in to see the tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the VMAs will likely be airing reside on Sunday, September seventh at 8 p.m. ET on each MTV and CBS, and is out there for streaming on Paramount+.
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