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00:00MTV honors Ozzy Osbourne with All-Star Tribute.
00:04Ozzy Osbourne's legacy takes center stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards
00:10through an All-Star Tribute featuring Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Nuno Betancourt, and Young Blood,
00:16the same lineup that shared the stage at Ozzy's Farewell concert just weeks before his passing on July 22.
00:22This isn't your typical awards show moment.
00:24It's a cultural reckoning with the man who taught mainstream America that heavy metal deserved respect.
00:31The tribute mirrors Ozzy's record-breaking Farewell performance that redefined charitable concerts.
00:36The performers aren't strangers to this material.
00:40At Ozzy's Back to the Beginning concert on July 5th at Birmingham's Villa Park,
00:44this exact lineup delivered what many called the most emotionally charged metal performance in decades.
00:49That show raised $190 million for Parkinson's research and children's charities,
00:55proving Ozzy's influence extended far beyond decibel levels.
00:59Steven Tyler's participation carries extra weight.
01:02His return after serious larynx surgery made his Aerosmith farewell duet
01:06with Ozzy feel like passing a torch between generations.
01:11Osbourne's relationship with the network spanned reality TV fame and metal's mainstream breakthrough.
01:16MTV and Ozzy shared a relationship that transformed both parties.
01:21From hosting Headbanger's Ball in the 1980s to starring in the Osbourne's reality series,
01:26he helped the network navigate metal's evolution from underground movement to pop culture staple.
01:32His 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards global icon recognition felt inevitable.
01:38Few artists bridged the gap between authentic metal credibility and mass appeal quite like the Prince of Darkness.
01:43Sunday's UBS Arena performance broadcasts across CBS, MTV, and Paramount Plus platforms,
01:50ensuring maximum reach for what promises to be heavy metal's biggest mainstream moment of 2025.
01:56Youngblood's presence alongside Aerosmith veterans symbolizes metal's evolution.
02:01The upcoming Paramount Plus documentary, No Escape from Now,
02:05further cements Ozzy's impact for new audiences through these tributes.
02:08Tell us about it.
02:08The upcoming Paramount Plus Matters.
02:09We'll see you next time.
02:10We'll see you next time.
02:25But please, see you next time.
02:27We'll see you next time.
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