Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Yungblud and Nuno Bettencourt will pay tribute to the “Prince of Darkness” at Sunday’s VMAs.
NEW YORK — MTV announced Friday that Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, along with Yungblud and Nuno Bettencourt, will perform a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during Sunday’s Video Music Awards ceremony.
The performers will unite for a performance honoring the legendary “Prince of Darkness” and metal luminary with a medley of his greatest hits.
Osbourne died July 22 at the age of 76. A death certificate listed cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease as the leading causes, citing Parkinson’s disease as a contributing condition.
Yungblud, Tyler and Bettencourt were among the artists who joined Osbourne in his Back to the Beginning concert just weeks before his death.
“I’ll try my best to do you proud Oz,” Yungblud said in a post on social media. “Tune in from up there. I love you forever.”
With more than 120 million albums sold worldwide, Ozzy, the global rock icon, multi-platinum singer-songwriter and pop culture phenom made his name as the frontman of Black Sabbath before launching a successful solo career.
Osbourne was twice inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — once with Sabbath in 2006 and again in 2024 as a solo artist.
Later this year, Paramount+ will debut the feature-length documentary, “Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now.”
How to watch the 2025 MTV VMAs
The 2025 MTV VMAs will be hosted by LL Cool J and will air live on CBS, MTV and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET from New York’s UBS Arena.
Paramount+ subscribers with a Premium subscription will be able to stream the show live. Essential subscribers will be able to stream it the day after it airs.
Lady Gaga leads the nominations this year with 12, but close behind are Bruno Mars, who received 11 nominations, and Kendrick Lamar, who has 10. Special honorees this year include Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin and Busta Rhymes.
