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MTV announced<\/a> on Friday,\u00a0Sept.\u00a05, that the 2025 Video Music Awards will include a special tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, who died on July 22 at age 76. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Yungblud (Dominic Harrison), and Nuno Bettencourt will perform at the awards show and honor the “metal luminary” with a medley of his greatest hits.<\/p>\n “I have to do this,” Yungblud explained to his fans on his Instagram Channel. He has to postpone a two shows on his tour (in Washington, D.C. and Cleveland) to be present for the VMAs.<\/p>\n “You know how much of a hero he is for me and the reason why a lot of us have been introduced to each other. I have to honor him, and I hope you guys understand.”<\/p>\n Harrison performed “Changes” at Osbourne’s final show just before kicking off\u00a0the American leg of his tour.<\/p>\n MTV praised the Black Sabbath frontman\u2019s legacy in their statement: “From Black Sabbath to his solo work, Ozzy redefined what it meant to be heavy. He did it all with heart, grit, and that wild spirit only he could bring. Our love goes out to Sharon, his family, his band, and the millions around the world who felt his fire.”<\/p>\n The\u00a0legendary frontman of Black Sabbath and solo rock icon died on July 22, 2025. He was 76. His official cause of death<\/a> was\u00a0“Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery disease and Parkinson\u2019s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes).”<\/p>\n Steven Tyler and Joe Perry: Aerosmith rose to fame alongside\u00a0Osbourne\u00a0in the 1970s. They have shared many a festival and tour stage\u2014most recently, Tyler appeared at Osbourne’s farewell concert “Back to the Beginning.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Yungblud:\u00a0The Idols\u00a0rocker was heavily\u00a0influenced by\u00a0Osbourne growing up and continues to honor him nightly on tour<\/a>, singing “Changes;” Ozzy had a cameo in Yungblud’s music video for “The Funeral.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Nuno Bettencourt: The guitar virtuoso of Extreme,\u00a0his\u00a0technical skill and flair\u00a0earned him an invite to become Osbourne’s guitarist in 1994 (he stuck with Extreme but the two remained close professionally).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Tuesday,\u00a0Sept. 9, 2025. The show usually starts at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n The show airs live on MTV. It’ll also be available to stream\u00a0on\u00a0MTV.com and the MTV app. If you’re a Paramount+ subscriber, you can watch the VMAs there, too.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Men’s Journal<\/a> on Sep 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Men’s Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MTV announced on Friday,\u00a0Sept.\u00a05, that the 2025 Video Music Awards will include a special tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, who died on July 22 at age 76. 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The tribute performer’s connection to Ozzy<\/h2>\n
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When are the 2025 VMAs?<\/h2>\n
How to watch the 2025 MTV VMAs<\/h2>\n