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Ozzy Osbourne‘s longtime collaborator and guitarist Zakk Wylde has teased that the frontman could be in a “throne that flies over the stadium” for Black Sabbath‘s final gig.Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Speaking to Riff X’s Metal XS recently, Wylde said the magnitude of the gig is going to be “pretty mind-blowing”, and shared some insight as to how Ozzy could navigate the mammoth concert.“The game plan is, let’s hope this is what happen, you always gotta stay on the bright side of life, because Oz was singing at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing,” he said (via Billboard).“Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’, and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour.’A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that.

Mayhem,” out March 7, Lady Gaga has released various physical LPs of the new record — including limited-edition vinyl, CDs and cassettes featuring the original cover art. Gaga most recently debuted the single “Abracadabra” in a commercial break at the 2025 Grammys in February, during which she also officially announced the album’s new release date.

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Ozzy Osbourne is reportedly back in the gym in preparation for the upcoming final Black Sabbath gig.The comments come after the start of the month saw the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Now, ahead of the gig taking place later this summer, it has been shared that the frontman is looking to build up his strength for the gig and has been starting to return to the gym ahead of the massive show.The comments were made by producer Andrew Watt during a new interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show.In the discussion, Watt – who worked with the Prince Of Darkness on his last two studio albums, 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’ and 2022’s ‘Patient Number 9’ – shed light on his current health status.“He’s OK. It’s just his body is not doing what he wants it to do all the time,” Watt explained.

Lady Gaga has revealed the tracklist for her seventh studio album, “Mayhem,” set to be released on March 7. Among singles including “Disease,” “Abracadabra” and “Die With A Smile” with Bruno Mars, “Mayhem” also includes titles such as “Perfect Celebrity,” “LoveDrug,” and the only other feature, “Killah” with Gesaffelstein.

an Instagram post on Wednesday. A joint effort with Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, the LP was recorded in just 20 days back in October 2023 when John was fresh off the success of his Dodgers Stadium and Glastonbury performances.Wanting to create something unlike any of his past work, John made the unprecedented decision to welcome cameras into the studio to document the making of the album.

Elton John has hinted in the form of personalised letters to fans that he will soon have new music on the way.The letters have been sent out to superfans in the last few weeks, detailing John’s plans for the future and teasing a new album.According to screenshots of John’s letter posted to fan forums (and reported via Clash), the pop legend explained that he was working with Brandi Carlile after she asked him to play piano on a song she was working on.“When we met, I fell in love with her, and we connected straight away,” he wrote. “It was connection, a true connection, emotionally, musically and it’s been one of the greatest friendships of my life.”It inspired John to use the time he had after completing his farewell tour in 2023 to make a new album with “a blank notepad and a world-class band of legendary session musicians”.

The Rolling Stones beating IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Green Day and more to Best Rock Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.The Stones picked up the award for their 2024 album ‘Hackney Diamonds‘ last night (February 2) which was up against Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Romance‘, IDLES’ ‘Tangk‘, Green Day’s ‘Saviours‘, Jack White‘s ‘No Name‘, Pearl Jam‘s ‘Dark Matter‘ and The Black Crowes‘ album ‘Happiness Bastards’.Accepting the trophy on The Rolling Stones’ behalf, Andrew Watt, producer of ‘Hackney Diamonds’ said: “Talked to Mick [Jagger] yesterday and he just wanted to say a big thank you to the Academy from the entire band.“For a little boy that grew up playing guitar, it was one of the most amazing experiences to be around those musicians.”While some praised the Stones’ victory, many felt a lot of the other artists were “robbed”.Writing in the comments section of Watt’s acceptance speech one wrote: “Jack White got snubbed,” while another added: “Fontaines dc robbed.”Another also expressed their disappointment at Fontaines losing out, adding: “The Grammy’s are a joke! With all respect to The Rolling Stones, but this wasn’t the deserved winner out of the nominations. Fontaines D.C.

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scored the most nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards. 32 gramophone winner Beyoncé leads the list with 11 nominations, while Swift and Eilish scored 6 and 7 nods, respectively.All three pop divas are vying for Album of the Year: Beyoncé for “Cowboy Carter,” Swift for “The Tortured Poets Department” and Eilish for “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” but all eyes are on Queen Bey to see if she finally wins the highly sought-after honor.

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upcoming album ‘Mayhem’, due out on March 7, as “utter chaos” in a new interview.Speaking to Elle magazine ahead of the record’s release, the singer described it as “utter chaos” in terms of genre – saying that its influences span from “’90s alternative, electro-grunge, Prince and Bowie melodies, guitar and attitude, funky bass lines, French electronic dance, and analog synths.”“[The album] just feels good to me. It sounds good. It breaks a lot of rules and has a lot of fun,” she told the outlet.Speaking about being able to see music as colours, which is known as synesthesia, she said: “As I’m writing, it assembles in my brain, then through the recording it becomes a full piece of color.

Lady Gaga has announced her highly anticipated seventh studio album ‘Mayhem’.Announced today (January 27), ‘Mayhem’ is set for release on March 7 and is available for pre-order here. The announcement comes after billboards with the album’s title and release date began appearing in major cities such as NYC and Las Vegas.Comprised of 14 tracks executively produced by Gaga, Michael Polansky and Andrew Watt and featuring producers such as Cirkut and Gesaffelstein, ‘Mayhem’ has been promised to reinvent Gaga’s “early sound with a kaleidoscopic approach that draws from her expansive musical library while embracing a fresh and fearless artistic perspective,” (as per a press release).“The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” Gaga shared in a press release.

In an Instagram announcement that plays more like a horror film teaser, Lady Gaga has revealed that her new studio album – her seventh – will be titled Mayhem and be released March 7.

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Hans Zimmer and Emilia Pérez took home three trophies each to lead the winners at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media awards, which honor the year’s most memorable film and TV music moments. The Wild Robot was the only other multiple winner, taking a pair of prizes during Wednesday night’s ceremony at The Avalon in Hollywood.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Elton John harbors a strong resistance to living in the past, so even though the new documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late” is filled with retrospective glories, it made sense that he would want the film to go out on a brand new song. Or, as the case may be, a Brandi new song. Brandi Carlile saw the film and was moved to write the words that would give the doc not just a title song but a title — becoming his brown dirt cowgirl, as it were, for the simple task of encapsulating his entire state of being, at this mellowing but still-unretired stage of his life.

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Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame – for the second time – this past weekend, where he was honoured with a tribute performance by Billy Idol, Jelly Roll and more.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and on Saturday (October 19) was inducted as a solo artist – a long time coming as he’s been eligible for the honour since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.For the performance, Maynard James Keenan kicked things off with ‘Crazy Train’, which was introduced by Ozzy himself, who sang the song’s iconic ‘All aboard!’ lyrics.After that, Jelly Roll covered Osbourne’s power ballad ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home,’ and Billy Idol closed out the performance with ‘No More Tears’.Watch fan-shot footage of the entire tribute performance below.During Osbourne’s induction speech, he gave his fans and supports a quick round of thank-yous so as not to “bore you with a long, drawn-out fucking monologue”. He then gave a special shout-out to his late guitarist Randy Rhoads, and his wife Sharon: “I’ve got to say one thing for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night. Check out what he said in his induction speech below.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and last night (October 19) returned to receive the honour as a solo artist – something he’s been eligible for since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.He was then inducted by Jack Black, who told the audience: “Sure, you could go stream Post Malone and Taylor Swift and get all the warm hugs you need for your broken hearts. OR you could stay up all night and get your minds blown by Ozzy’s entire catalogue for the first time.