Spotify numbers soar after Ozzy's death as Judas Priest, Oasis and Robbie Williams pay tribute to Prince of Darkness

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Steven Tyler and Ozzy Osbourne played together just weeks ago at a farewell concert for Osbourne in Birmingham, England.

Osbourne died on Tuesday at 76, just weeks after he and Black Sabbath performed at their farewell Back to the Beginning concert earlier in July.

On the afternoon of July 6, some 80 metalheads gathered at The Stables in Andheri East, a day after Back To The Beginning, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert at Villa Park, Birmingham. They were watching the gig’s video footage on a large screen,

Longstanding rumours of a beef between Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio – the man who replaced him in Black Sabbath – have been shot down by former Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. When Sabbath fired Ozzy in 1979 and replaced him with Dio, Osbourne would have been forgiven for holding a grudge against the new man in the band that he loved.

Ozzy Osbourne's memoir, Last Rites, is set to be published in October and will feature a foreword from his wife, Sharon

There may be news about the death of Ozzy Osbourne. Just days after the passing of the Prince of Darkness, the most comprehensive Italian biography dedicated to him returns to bookstores.