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Sharon Osbourne<\/strong> posted a poignant message to Yungblud <\/strong>following his Grammy Award nominations. In a post to Instagram<\/a> on Nov. 8, the wife and manager of late Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong> shared a photo of her and her husband posing with the young English rock singer.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so proud of you,\u201d Osbourne captioned the photo. \u201cIt\u2019s just amazing and I know Ozzy is smiling down at you. Love you always, Sharon.\u201d<\/p>\n Ahead of the 68th Grammy Awards ceremony, Yungblud was nominated for Best Rock Album for his album Idols and Best Rock Song for his single \u201cZombie,\u201d per Billboard<\/a>. But his most poignant nomination is for Best Rock Performance for his rendition of the 1972 Black Sabbath song \u201cChanges\u201d at the band’s Back to the Beginning farewell show in July.<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne died 17 days after Yungblud performed the cover of the song with Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt<\/strong>, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello<\/strong>, keyboardist Adam Wakeman<\/strong>, and Sleep Token drummer II<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Following the Grammy nomination announcement, Yungblud\u00a0posted to Instagram<\/a> to leave a message for Ozzy. He captioned a photo of himself and the Black Sabbath legend backstage at Back to the Beginning to thank him for all he did to help his career.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve nominated \u2018CHANGES at Villa Park\u2019 for best rock performance at the Grammys, \u2018IDOLS\u2019 for best rock album and \u2018ZOMBIE\u2019 for best rock song,\u201d Yungblud, 28, wrote. \u201cThank you to you and your family for giving me the opportunity you did and your stage to show the world what I could do. Thank you for teaching us all how to dream and never compromise. From one madman from England to another, I love you OZ and I hope one day I can show you how much.\u201d<\/p>\n In July, Ozzy was seen mentoring Yungblud in\u00a0a backstage video<\/a>\u00a0taken at Back to the Beginning. In the clip, he told the young singer, \u201cYou got the number one album out. Good for you. Conquer America next\u2026Gotta conquer America. Just keep going. Don\u2019t give in.\u201d<\/p>\n Sharon Osbourne added that Yungblud should conquer America and then “conquer the world.” Yungblud told the Osbournes that was his plan.<\/p>\n Yungblud has also vowed to keep Ozzy close to his heart, and he continues to wear a necklace the legendary singer gave him. Hours after Ozzy\u2019s death was announced, Yungblud captioned a photo<\/a> of one of his last moments with the 76-year-old rock icon and wrote, \u201cI will never forget you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou will be in every single note I sing and with me every single time I walk on stage,\u201d Yungblud continued. \u201cYour cross around my neck is the most precious thing I own.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa4<\/strong>SIGN UP for our The Voice newsletter to get access to exclusive news, interviews, insider info, sneak peeks & more<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfa4<\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Nov 10, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n