Dubbed the " Prince of Darkness ", [2][3] he is widely credited as a pioneer of heavy metal music. He co-founded the band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist.

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, who achieved enormous success as a pioneer of two wildly popular entertainment genres, heavy metal music and reality television, died on Tuesday. He was 76. His …

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in 2013. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times) Ozzy Osbourne, the storied Black Sabbath lead …

Jul 22, 2025 · Just a few weeks ago—on July 5, 2025—Black Sabbath got back together for one last, memorable concert at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham. Ozzy Osbourne—seated on a throne, …

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, one of the most recognisable and influential musicians in rock, has died at the age of 76. As frontman of Black Sabbath, the Birmingham-born musician is credited with …

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne had one of the most recognizable bellows in modern history. The Grammy-winning Prince of Darkness and legendary rocker has died just weeks after reuniting with …

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, the influential and salt-of-the-earth singer who came to be known as the Prince of Darkness, has died in Birmingham, England, according to a statement from his family.

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy …

5 days ago · Ozzy Osbourne was known for his rebellious, satanic persona as “the Prince of Darkness” and his “shock rock ” antics onstage, such as (unknowingly) biting off the head of a live bat during a …

Jul 22, 2025 · "Ozzy was someone who lived hard, rocked hard and retired over and over again, starting, I think, first in the '90s," Joe Levy, a contributor for Rolling Stone magazine, told CBS News …