Overview
- Post Malone led a performance of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” with Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and producer Andrew Watt during the In Memoriam segment at the 68th Grammy Awards.
- Several musicians on stage worked on Ozzy’s final solo albums, Ordinary Man and Patient Number 9, tying the tribute directly to his late-career recordings.
- Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne were shown visibly emotional in the audience, as eldest daughter Aimee made a rare appearance inside the arena, seated alongside Sharon, Jack and Wes Leavins.
- Sharon praised the tribute on social media as “a moment carved into musical history” and wrote that “Ozzy was definitely in the building,” thanking the performers by name.
- Grammys weekend also honored Ozzy through Yungblud’s Best Rock Performance win for “Changes,” where he brought Sharon onstage during his acceptance.