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It’s easy to draw a lot of conclusions from the title of Ozzy Osbourne‘s new single with friend Billy Morrison, “Crack Cocaine,” without listening to it. But the singer says it’s more nuanced than that. “The song’s not about crack cocaine,” the Prince of Darkness tells Rolling Stone on a call from his L.A. home. “It’s about being in love with a chick. But it’s kind of what you might think Ozzy Osbourne would do. It’s, like, the two loves in my life: drugs and women.” “I love Ozzy’s lyrics,” says Morrison, who’s…

Ozzy Osbourne felt like he had to make a stand earlier this month when Kanye West asked to sample “Iron Man” for a song on the rapper’s new album. “Well, nobody else would fucking do it, did they?” he tells Rolling Stone. Ahead of West and Ty Dolla $ign’s doomed Vultures 1 album rollout, Osbourne posted to his social media that he had denied West’s sample request “because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.” To make matters worse, Osbourne wrote at the time that West “used the sample…

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has called out rapper Kanye West, whom he said is “antisemite”, for using a sample of his music without permission and said that he wants “no association with this man.” Osbourne took to Instagram, where he shared that he had denied the request for a portion of a 1983 live version of the Black Sabbath song, War pigs to be used on West’s new album. However, he claimed that he heard it was used anyway during a listening party. The rocker wrote on Instagram: “Kanye…

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has named 15 acts spanning pop, hard rock, hip-hop and R&B as nominees for induction in its 2024 class. The nominees for 2024 are Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, the late Sinéad O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade and A Tribe Called Quest. Honorees will be announced in April, with the annual induction ceremony set for the fall. Ten of…

The nominations of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s Class of 2024 are in — and the list features Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Oasis, Sinéad O’Connor, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, and A Tribe Called Quest. The winners will be announced in late April, and the ceremony will take place in Cleveland sometime later in the year. “This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the…

Ozzy Osbourne is speaking out after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, allegedly used a sample of his music without his approval. In a social media post shared Friday, the rocker called out West in all caps, writing, “@kanyewest ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ‘WAR PIG’ FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS.” Osbourne went on to say that West was “REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY.” “HE WENT…

Ozzy Osbourne blasted Kanye West on social media on Friday, claiming the rapper used a recording of a Black Sabbath song without Osbourne’s permission and against his will. “Kanye West asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘War Pig’ from the Us Festival without vocals & was refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many,” the singer wrote in capital letters. “He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I…

Veteran singer Ozzy Osbourne recently fell prey to a death hoax. Several reports surfaced online which stated that Ozzy was no more, which created panic among his fans. During the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast, Ozzy reacted to the fake news, The Hollywood Reporter reported. He said that he stumbled upon a YouTube in-memoriam video and was surprised to have found himself in it. "I put it on and I died!," he said. "The thing on YouTube, which goes, `Celebrities Who Have Died Today,` and there`s a picture of me."…

Ozzy Osbourne is declaring he’s not dead, despite what online hoaxes claim. During the latest episode of The Osbournes Podcast, the Black Sabbath frontman informed his family that he stumbled upon a YouTube in memoriam video and was surprised to have found himself in it. “I put it on and I died!,” he said. “The thing on YouTube, which goes, ‘Celebrities Who Have Died Today,’ and there’s a picture of me.” Osbourne then referenced Monty Python and the Holy Grail, joking, “I’m not dead. I’m not really dead…

The Prince of Darkness has high hopes that he will be able to have a last hurrah, in spite of his unstable health status.In February, Ozzy Osbourne canceled his spring tour stops in Europe while marking four years since a major accident that damaged his spine and resulted in a life-altering operation last year that removed and realigned pins in his neck and back. The former Black Sabbath frontman said that he was “not physically capable” of dealing with the grueling travel that touring entails.Osbourne announced in July…