John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
SiriusXM’s Artist Channel Programming Is an Exercise in Male Privilege
variety.comLily Moayeri On Jan. 27, in the thick of the Joe Rogan-Spotify rumble — which precipitated Neil Young’s exit from the streaming service — SiriusXM gleefully announced that its dedicated Young channel was returning.
The PR stunt seemed to accomplish what it had intended: to show that the 14-year-old broadcaster, with some 425 channels to its name, would stand behind the music and musicians upon which it built its platform.
But it also served as a stark reminder that so-called “artist channels” have given little real estate to female performers.Let’s have a look at the current lineup of SiriusXM stations.
From the top (channel 1), you have Pitbull’s “Globalization” channel at No. 13, the Beatles at 18, Bob Marley at 19, E Street Radio at 20, followed by Pearl Jam Radio (22), the Grateful Dead channel (23), Jimmy Buffet’s Radio Margaritaville (24), Phish (29), Dave Matthews Band (30), Tom Petty (31), U2 (32), Ozzy Osbourne (38), LL Cool J’s Rock the Bells (43), Eminem’s Shade 45 (45), Diplo’s Revolution (52), Garth Brooks’ (55) and Willie Nelson’s (59) channels, Siriusly Sinatra (70) and Elvis Radio (75).
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