Sharon Osbourne broke down in tears as she took to the stage during the 2026 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.
Ahead of the ceremony’s tribute to her late husband Ozzy, six months on from his death, British rocker Yungblud won Best Rock Perfomance for his cover of the singer’s hit Changes at Black Sabbath’s final 2025 concert at Villa Park, Birmingham.
Taking to the mic during the Premiere Ceremony which dished out awards ahead of the main event, Yungblud, real name Dominic Richard Harrison, paid tribute to ‘idol’ Ozzy in a foul-mouth speech.
He said: ‘To grow up loving an idol , who helps you figure out your identity, not only as a musician, but also a man, is something I really grateful for’.
‘But to then get to know them and honour them at their final show and receive this [his award] is something I am struggling to comprehend, we f*****g love you Ozzy’.
A tearful Sharon watched on as he continued: ‘The last time I saw Ozzy Osbourne, he asked me if there was anything he could do for me, and that the “music was enough”‘.
Sharon Osbourne broke down in tears as she took to the stage during the 2026 GrammyAwards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (pictured with Yungblud)
Ahead of the ceremony’s tribute to her lates husband Ozzy, six months on from his death, British rocker Yungblud won Best Rock Perfomance for his cover of the singer’s hit Changes
The Black Sabbath legend died of heart failure at his Buckinghamshire home on July 22 2025 aged 76 (pictured 2018)
Before adding: ‘God bless Ozzy Osbourne and god bless f*****g rock music!’.
The Black Sabbath legend died of heart failure at his Buckinghamshire home on July 22 2025 aged 76.
Following the win Sharon took to Instagram with a clip of Yungblud’s acceptance speech alongside her own gushing tribute.
She said: ‘My Heart is bursting with pride and gratitude. Changes ~ live from Villa Park~ Back to the Beginning just won the @grammys for Best Rock Performance @yungblud @nunobettencourtofficial @adamwakeman1 @ii_sleeptoken @thefrankbello (all proceeds from this album went to charity)’
Fans rushed to the comments to celebrate writing: ‘so deserved I know you must be more proud of him than any of us right now’: ‘We are all so proud of Dom’: ‘ost emotional award of the night! Congratulations Ozzy would be blown away by all the love surrounding you right now’.
The 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony – also know as the ‘early show’ – took place on Sunday afternoon.