Saturday, February 7, 2026

Yungblud wins Grammy Award for Black Sabbath cover

Yungblud won the 2026 Grammy Award for "Best Rock Performance" for his live cover of Black Sabbath’s 1972 classic, “Changes”, from the band’s farewell event at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham, UK last year.

Originally featured on the band’s fourth album, "Vol. 4", the July 5 concert – billed as “Back To The Beginning” – saw the UK rocker joined on the song by Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello, keyboardist Adam Wakeman, and Sleep Token drummer II.

Yungblud received the honor at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, and was joined on stage by the five other musicians and Sharon Osbourne.

"To grow up loving an idol that helps you figure out your identity, not only as a musician but also as a man, is something that I'm truly grateful for,” said Yungblud at the start of his acceptance speech. “But then to get to know them and form a relationship with them, honor them at their final show and receive this because of it, is something that I and I think we're all finding so strange to comprehend. We love you Ozzy!"

Osbourne passed away on July 22 last summer at the age of 76, just weeks after he and Black Sabbath both delivered their final performances in a farewell event

All proceeds from the “Changes” single will be donated to the same charities from the Back to the Beginning benefit show: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice.

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1 and were hosted by comedian Trevor Noah.

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