Yungblud, along with Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello and Adam Wakeman, won in the Best Rock Performance category at the Grammys 2026 for their powerful cover of Black Sabbath’s song Changes. Yungblud dedicated the win to the band’s frontman, Ozzy Osbourne, whom he considers his idol and inspiration. He also revealed that he lit a candle with Sharon Osbourne the night before the award show.
“I was with Sharon last night. We lit a little candle. It’s pretty mental. It’s amazing to be here. It’s my first Grammys — my mom’s coming from England, which is cool — but yeah, man. It all goes to Ozzy tonight,” he said, speaking at the red carpet.
He also invited the late musician’s wife on stage after his acceptance speech.
During his acceptance speech, he spoke about Ozzy’s impact on him and said, “To grow up loving an idol that helps you figure out your identity, not only as a musician but also as a man, is something that I’m truly grateful for. But then to get to know them and form a relationship with them, honour them at their final show and receive this, because of it, is something that I, and I think we’re all, finding so strange to comprehend. We f***ing love you, Ozzy.
Yungblud continued, “We want to thank Sharon, Jack [Osbourne], Kelly [Osbourne] and Amy for this opportunity. Everyone in the Back to the Beginning Show, the whole band with me right now — we’re six generations of rock musicians that came together in the name of our genre, in the name of Sabbath, in the name of Ozzy Osbourne. God bless rock music, and god bless f***ing Ozzy Osbourne.” Sharon Osbourne got emotional and burst into tears as the 28-year-old musician honoured Ozzy.
Yungblud had also paid a tribute to the Prince of Darkness during his performance at Lollapalooza this year. Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, passed away at 76 in July last year.
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