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Ozzy Osbourne fans line the streets of Birmingham for funeral parade: in photos
The beloved metal icon was given a final send-off by thousands of fans in his hometown this afternoon
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Geezer Butler recalls final gig with Ozzy Osbourne in touching tribute: ‘A born entertainer’
“People always thought Ozzy was a feral wild man, but he had a heart of pure gold,” he wrote of Osbourne, who died last week at age 76
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Why the world never fell out of love with the Prince of Darkness
He spoke for a generation of alienated Seventies misfits, and no one would have expected him to survive the Eighties. Yet somehow Ozzy Osbourne got more famous and more deeply beloved every year
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Watch Coldplay honour Ozzy Osbourne with cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’
“Ozzy, we love you, wherever you're going,” frontman Chris Martin said at the band's Nashville show
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Ozzy Osbourne obituary: The Godfather of Heavy Metal who changed the world
The revered frontman and reality TV star died "surrounded by love," his family said, just weeks after a massive farewell concert
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Ozzy Osbourne‘s final show to be released as feature-length film
‘Back to the Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow’, documenting the huge stadium show in Birmingham, will land in cinemas in 2026
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Yungblud shares charity Black Sabbath cover from Villa Park show
The singer performed ‘Changes’ at Ozzy Osbourne’s final live performance – Back to the Beginning – earlier this month
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Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning review: Ozzy’s earth-shaking farewell
Heavy metal royalty descend on Villa Park to help Ozzy and Sabbath sign-off back where it all began.
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Black Sabbath announce huge hometown gig for Ozzy Osbourne’s final live performance
‘Back To The Beginning’ will see the original band members play their first gig together in 20 years, a huge hometown stadium show in Birmingham this summer
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Ozzy Osbourne says America’s mass shootings prompted move back to UK
"I’m fed up with people getting killed every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings"
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MPs ask the Queen to honour Black Sabbath’s “great contribution” to music
Numerous MPs have signed an open letter following Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi's surprise appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
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Playing a Blinder: Cillian Murphy on the music that makes ‘Peaky Blinders’
As Brummie modern classic Peaky Blinders closes with its sixth and final season, its star Cillian Murphy reflects on the rock ’n’ roll soundtrack that has made the show so thrilling
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Hear Tony Iommi’s First Rock Song Since Black Sabbath’s ’13,’ the Doomy ‘Scent of Dark’
The song arrives alongside the guitarist's new signature cologne, a collaboration with luxury perfume house Xerjoff
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Black Sabbath’s drummer Bill Ward is keen for the band to make a new album
The founding drummer has spoken to management about it