Ozzy Osbourne may have officially retired from touring last week amid his health condition, but there is still good news for him as he recently snagged an award at one of the biggest awarding ceremonies in the music industry.
According to 94.5 KATS FM, the singer won this year's Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Degradation Trip" featuring Tommy Iommi. The announcement was made during the event's live pre-ceremony that began this afternoon. Aside from him, there were also other artists that were awarded hours before the actual ceremony take place.
The musician, dubbed as the Prince of Darkness, was up against other contenders in the category like Turnstile's "Blackout," Megadeth's "We'll Be Back," Muse's "Killed or Be Killed," and "Call Me Little Sunshine" by Ghost.
Just after winning his first Grammy of the night, he later won the Best Rock Album category for the album "Patient 9." He stood out among other nominees like Machine Gun Kelly with "Mainstream Sellout," "Lucifer on the Sofa" by Spoon," Idles' "Crawler," "The Boy Named If" by Elvis Costello & The Imposters, and "Dropout Boogie" by Black Keys. (via Pitchfork)
Throughout his career, Osbourne won a total of five Grammy Awards including his previous wins under the category of Best Metal Performance for "I Don't Want to Change the World," and under Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" and "God Is Dead?"
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For fans who are interested in watching the 2023 Grammy Awards, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah for the third time, the event will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the Grammys' official website here for complete details about streaming.
Ozzy Osbourne Tour Retirement, Health Woes
The recent Grammy wins comes a few days after Ozbourne announced that he would be retiring from touring after his decade-spanning career, noting that it was the hardest thing he had ever shared to his supporters.
He began by noting that it all began when he injured his spine due to an accident. In recent years, all he wanted to do is get back on stage and even though his voice is in good condition, his body is "physically weak" after several treatments.
"Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way," he wrote. (via The Guardian)
The former Black Sabbath vocalist's highly-anticipated tour was initially scheduled to run in 2017, but due to his health problems and the pandemic, it was later rescheduled in 2023.
