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Kevin Mazur/WireImage Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi reflects on his final performance with the late Prince of Darkness in a new interview with the U.K.'s ITV News.Iommi reunited with Ozzy, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward for the massive Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, which was promoted as the final live performance by the original Sabbath lineup, as well as Ozzy's last-ever show. Just over […]

On This Day, July 24, 2022 ...Joni Mitchell was the surprise musical performer at the Newport Folk Festival, joining Brandi Carlile for a special set that featured the legendary musician performing with a variety of guests.The so-called Joni Jam was Joni's first public performance since surviving a brain aneurysm in 2015.During the set, a seated Joni was joined by artists like Wynonna Judd, Marcus Mumford and Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, performing […]

Warner Bros. The 2021 documentary about the making of Tom Petty’s second solo album, Wildflowers, is getting its first-ever physical release.Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers, directed by Mary Wharton, will be released on Blu-ray Sept. 12. It features 30 minutes of extra material made up of outtakes and music videos.Originally released on YouTube, the film follows Petty as he works on Wildflowers with producer Rick Rubin. It features archival footage of the […]

Kevin Kane/WireImage Metallica has shared a video in which each of the four band members remember the first time they heard Black Sabbath.The video was first filmed ahead of the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, which marked the final live performance by the original Sabbath lineup and Ozzy Osbourne. Metallica decided to post it now following Ozzy's death Tuesday at age 76."We all have very vivid memories of […]

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Dead & Company is giving fans yet another way to enjoy the upcoming shows in San Francisco celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.The Aug. 1, 2 and 3 shows at Golden Gate Park will now be available to watch on nugs.Fans will be able to stream each night in either HD or 4K, with pay-per-view tickets priced at $39.99 and $49.99, respectively. There will […]

L-R: Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, 1991; Photo credit: Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away Tuesday at the age of 76, and while he may have been known as the Prince of Darkness, KISS rocker Gene Simmons says he was far from a scary person.Simmons met Ozzy 50 years ago when KISS and Black Sabbath were first starting out. He tells ABC News, “The Ozzy […]

John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty Images A Bob Dylan exhibit highlighting his early career and the political and social messages in his music is set to open at New York University in August.How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and His Changing Times, 1961-1964 originally opened in 2024 at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It examines how Dylan used his music to respond to current events, particularly the Civil Rights Movement, using archival material, […]

Peter Jordan - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images If the countless musicians paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne haven't communicated just how impactful the late Prince of Darkness was, who else would also be honored by Kermit the Frog, Adam Sandler, The Alamo and PETA?The famed green Muppet posted a statement remembering when Ozzy guested on the 1994 album Kermit Unpigged, during which he covered Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" alongside […]

Fin Costello/Redferns Ozzy Osbourne's former bandmates Jake E. Lee and Bob Daisley have each shared tributes to the late Prince of Darkness.Lee, who played guitar in Ozzy's solo band from 1982 to 1987, writes, "Still processing it. The finality of it hits me in waves."Lee also shared a text he received from Ozzy two weeks ago, seemingly just after Lee had performed at Ozzy and Black Sabbath's Back to the […]