Ozzy Osbourne

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No 'Mope-Fest' for Ozzy's Final 'Celebration'

Tens of thousands pay tribute in the UK's Birmingham, along with Osbourne's family

(Newser) - It was essentially a funeral, but it felt like a celebration Wednesday in Birmingham, England, as Ozzy Osbourne's body moved through his hometown . Among the tens of thousands of people gathered to watch were Osbourne's own family—children Kelly, Jack, and Aimee, who supported their visibly distraught mother,...

Ozzy Osbourne Makes His Final Trip Home

Hearse will carry body to Birmingham's Black Sabbath Bridge ahead of private funeral

(Newser) - Fans from around the world will line the streets of Birmingham, England, on Wednesday as Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession makes its final journey through the city he called home, offering a last chance to honor the legendary Black Sabbath frontman who died last week . A hearse carrying Osbourne'...

How The Osbournes Changed Not Just Ozzy's Image, but TV

The world saw a different side of Ozzy, and reality television was never the same

(Newser) - There was Ozzy before The Osbournes and Ozzy after The Osbournes. For much of his life, the Black Sabbath founder and legendary heavy metal frontman who died at 76 on Tuesday was known to much of the public as a dark purveyor of deeds ranging from decadent to downright Satanic....

Music World Mourns Ozzy Osbourne
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Ozzy Osbourne
Jul 22, 2025 4:40 PM CDT

Music World Mourns Ozzy Osbourne

Elton John says he was 'a dear friend and a huge trailblazer'

(Newser) - Luminaries of the music world mourned the death of Ozzy Osbourne at age 76, expressing affection and admiration for the heavy metal icon. Elton John called the Black Sabbath frontman "a dear friend and a huge trailblazer" and "one of the funniest people I've ever met."...

Ozzy Osbourne Dies Weeks After Farewell Show

Family says 76-year-old died 'surrounded by love'

(Newser) - Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has died less than a month after he reunited with Black Sabbath for a farewell concert. Sky News reports that family members said the 76-year-old died "surrounded by love." Osbourne, born in Birmingham, England in 1948, found fame as frontman of the pioneering...

Ozzy Osbourne's Final Bow Is Biggest Charity Concert Ever

Ailing Black Sabbath frontman played his last show earlier this month

(Newser) - Ozzy Osbourne's final show appears to also be the largest-ever charity concert. Tom Morello, the musical director for "Back to the Beginning," said on Instagram the event had raised more than $190 million for charity. Billboard notes Morello had previously listed a figure of $140 million, and...

Ozzy Osbourne Is Now Painting With Chimps

Works being sold at a charity auction to raise money for Save the Chimps sanctuary

(Newser) - Now that he's done performing with Black Sabbath , Ozzy Osbourne has announced an unusual new gig: He's painting with chimpanzees. As the Guardian reports, the stunt is for a charity auction, with proceeds benefiting Save the Chimps, a Florida sanctuary for the animals. Osbourne, an amateur painter,...

Kelly Osbourne Steals the Spotlight From Dad

Ozzy Osbourne's daughter gets engaged at dad's last Black Sabbath show

(Newser) - The look on her face said it all: Kelly Osbourne was not expecting to steal the spotlight during her father's final concert with Black Sabbath. But that's largely what happened as Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson proposed to a shocked Kelly as her family members—Ozzy Osbourne, his wife,...

Ozzy to Say Farewell at 'Greatest Metal Show Ever'

Supporting lineup at one-off Black Sabbath reunion includes Metallica, Slayer

(Newser) - Metalheads should mark July 5 on their calendars. Ozzy Osbourne is reuniting with the other original members of Black Sabbath for a farewell concert that musical director Tom Morello says "will be the greatest heavy metal show ever." The supporting lineup at the concert in Birmingham, England, Ozzy'...

Mary J. Blige, Cher Just Gave Rock Hall of Fame a Boost

Critics say number of female inductees has been low, but this year's group includes the 2 big names

(Newser) - Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & the Gang, and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least...

Ye Was Told Not to Sample Songs, Did It Anyway
Ye Was Told Not
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Ye Was Told Not to Sample Songs, Did It Anyway

Ozzy Osbourne, Donna Summer's estate allege copyright infringement

(Newser) - Donna Summer's estate is now suing Ye and Ty Dolla $ign over their collaboration "Good (Don't Die)," which the estate has accused of sampling Summer's "I Feel Love" without permission. The copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the husband of Summer, who died in 2012,...

From Ozzy, 'One of the Hardest Things I've Ever Had to Share'

Osbourne says he's canceling upcoming shows, touring career is over due to longtime spinal injury

(Newser) - Ozzy Osbourne fans woke up Wednesday to a surprise post , one that he said was "probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to share." In his early morning statement, the 74-year-old British heavy-metal singer and ex-frontman for Black Sabbath announced he's canceling his upcoming...

NBC Airs 10 Seconds of Ozzy's Halftime Show

His fans are not pleased

(Newser) - After Thursday night's NFL opener, two groups of fans aren't happy: those of the Rams and those of Ozzy Osborne. The first group is understandable enough, given that Los Angeles lost to the Buffalo Bills 31-10, per the AP . The second group is ticked because NBC chose to...

Ozzy Osbourne: Here's Why I'm Moving Back to the UK

'I'm fed up with people getting killed every day'

(Newser) - After more than 20 years in Los Angeles, Ozzy Osbourne says it's time to go home. The 73-year-old rocker and his wife, Sharon, are planning to move to the UK early next year and have put their $18 million LA mansion up for sale. Sharon tells the Observer that...

Ozzy Osbourne's Surgery Will 'Determine the Rest of His Life'

Though it's not clear exactly what procedure he's having done

(Newser) - Ozzy Osbourne is undergoing an apparently very serious surgery Monday, according to the rocker's wife, Sharon, though she didn't offer any details. "He has a very major operation on Monday, and I have to be there," Sharon Osbourne, 69, said on her UK talk show, per...

Recording Studio Fire Kills 1, Injures Stars' Daughter

Aimee Osbourne and her producer were working in the LA recording studio

(Newser) - A fire in a Los Angeles recording studio killed one person Thursday afternoon, while two people escaped the building, including a daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Police did not identify the person killed, though people who worked there said he was a 26-year-old artist, producer, and engineer, the Los ...

50 Years Ago Today, 2 Big Moments in Music

Jimi Hendrix died, and Black Sabbath helped launch heavy metal

(Newser) - Two notable 50-year musical anniversaries were being marked on Friday, one good and one tragic:
  • Iconic album: On Sept. 18, 1970, Black Sabbath released Paranoid, which played a "genre-defining" role in launching heavy metal worldwide, reports NPR . The group's second album was informed by band members' hometown of
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Ozzy to Fans in Wake of New Diagnosis: I Need You

71-year-old rocker says he's been diagnosed with a form of Parkinson's

(Newser) - In a Monday interview with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America, rocker Ozzy Osbourne revealed that 2019 hadn't been a great year for him. In fact, "[it] was the worst, longest, most painful, miserable year of my life," he said, noting that he'd had a bad...

Ozzy's Iconic Heavy Metal Band Is Done

Black Sabbath puts on final show

(Newser) - Black Sabbath called it a career Saturday night in the place where it all began 50 years earlier. Ozzy Osbourne and crew put on their final show for fans in Birmingham, England, concluding a legendary run with the band's first hit, "Paranoid," reports the BBC . "Thank...

Pro Skateboarder and Model Dylan Rieder Dead at 28

'One of the best'

(Newser) - The skateboarding world is mourning the loss of 28-year-old Dylan Rieder, who died of leukemia on Wednesday. Rieder grew up in Westminster, Calif., and began skating at age 9, reports People . He went pro for Alien Workshop at age 18 before nabbing sponsorships with Birdhouse, Osiris, and Quiksilver. "A...

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