Yungblud exclusively told E! News how he kept Ozzy Osbourne with him at the 2025 Video Music Awards through his all-black gothic ensemble.
Yungblud is keeping Ozzy Osbourne close to his heart.
Over a month after the Black Sabbath member’s death, the “Abyss” singer revealed how he paid homage to the rock legend with his outfit at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7.
“He’s here with me,” Yungblud exclusively told E! News on the red carpet at the UBS Arena. “I’ve got his cross on, Ozzy forever, man.”
The cross necklace—an accessory that Ozzy donned throughout his six-decade career—was on full display as the singer arrived shirtless with just a black leather jacket featuring a fur lining and black leather pants. He completed the look with black leather boots, silver wallet chains, an ornate belt buckle and a bracelet stack. (See all the stars arriving here.)
Along with paying tribute through his ensemble, Yungblud (real name Dominic Harrison) is also set to take the stage at the VMAs alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, as well as Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, for a medley of Ozzy’s greatest hits.
For Yungblud—who revealed in July that he would cover Black Sabbath’s song “Changes” at every concert—navigating the 76-year-old’s death had been incredibly difficult.
“To get to know a hero of yours, and then he passes away as you kind of start to really get to know each other as humans, was really hard,” he told E!. “But I’m gonna play this song every night for the rest of my life and keep that guy’s legacy alive.”
The 28-year-old emphasized, “He was everything for me, and I love the family.”
Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTVYungblud first promised to play Black Sabbath’s 1972 hit while reflecting on his body with Ozzy, who died following a yearslong battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
“You have been my North Star for everything for as long as I can remember, from when I was misunderstood as a child to the way people thought I was just a little ‘too much’ or ‘strange’ in my life and career,” he wrote on Instagram in July. “I promise you with all my heart I will try my best and make it my life’s journey to keep the spirit that you started and what you have taught me alive. I will give it my best shot.”
