Drake Pours One Out For Ozzy Osbourne At Black Sabbath Bench
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 () Yesterday, just a couple of weeks after a victory lap performance at his star-studded farewell concert in his Birmingham hometown, Ozzy Osbourne died at 76 following a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. His Black Sabbath bandmates have shared statements eulogizing their fearless leader, and many artists outside the heavy music world also paid tribute to him at their shows last night: Geordie Greep played a Black Sabbath covers medley last night (he just so happened to be performing in Birmingham, too), while Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, and more all incorporated some of the Ozzman’s music into their sets. As far as I know, Drake hasn’t ever covered Osbourne or Black Sabbath, but he also happened to be in Birmingham last night. He hasn’t been in the States much lately, has he?
Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward have declared they have lost their "brother" and insisted "there won't ever be another like him".
Carmen Electra - a friend of the Osbourne family - admits she broke down in tears when she heard that Ozzy Osbourne had died and she is worried about how his widow Sharon Osbourne will cope without the..
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi believes that his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne "held out" to perform one last gig with the band following his death just over two weeks on from his farewell gig.