The BRIT Awards 2026 announced that global rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, the celebrated founding member and frontman of BLACK SABBATH and pioneering “godfather” of British heavy metal, will be honored at this year’s ceremony on Saturday, February 28 with a BRITs Lifetime Achievement award, in recognition and celebration of his inimitable impact and influence on music worldwide.

An all-star rock tribute performance, that will close the show on the night, will pay homage to Ozzy, who sadly passed away last July. This performance, a special arrangement of “No More Tears” — the title track from Ozzy‘s multi-million selling 1991 album of the same name — has been curated by Sharon Osbourne, and will boast a phenomenal lineup of British and international musical talent, featuring musicians that played as part of Ozzy‘s band over the years: Adam Wakeman, Robert Trujillo, Tommy Clufetos and Zakk Wylde; and be fronted by Robbie Williams, invited personally by Sharon to be part of this special moment, as a long-standing fan of the music, and friend of the Osbourne family.

As well as being one of the most influential music figureheads and rock icons of all time, Ozzy hosted the BRIT Awards in 2008 along with his family Sharon, Kelly and Jack.

Stacey Tang, chair of the 2026 BRIT Awards committee and co-president of RCA Records at Sony Music U.K. said: “Ozzy Osbourne has been a mighty force in modern music. Possessing an unmistakable voice and unique presence, he reshaped the sound and spirit of rock, inspiring generations of artists who followed. This Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a remarkable legacy built on originality and enduring influence, that continues to connect with fans worldwide.”

With over 100 million worldwide album sales achieved over five decades; a legendary catalogue of music including 19 studio albums and eight live albums with BLACK SABBATH and songs including “Paranoid”, “Iron Man” and “Children Of The Grave”; 13 studio albums as a solo artist with songs such as “Bark at The Moon”, “No More Tears” and “Crazy Train”; and the launch of the successful touring festival Ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne is one of music’s most influential icons and personalities of all time, garnering international recognition across his 50-plus-year career from the worlds of music and entertainment. The many industry accolades awarded to Ozzy across his career include five Grammy awards, induction into both the UK Music Hall Of Fame and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (both with BLACK SABBATH and as a solo artist, in separate years) and the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement (with BLACK SABBATH).

During a recent appearance on the latest episode of the “Dumb Blonde” celebrity podcast, hosted by Bunnie XO (real name: Alisa DeFord), wife of country singer Jelly Roll, Sharon Osbourne was asked how she is “picking herself back up” after the July 2025 death of her husband, legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon, who managed Ozzy‘s career and played a key role in his solo success after he was fired from BLACK SABBATH in 1979, responded:  ”I’m getting there. I’m getting there. It’s hard. Jesus, it’s hard, but I’m getting there. I’m gonna keep working and I’m gonna keep doing what I do in my life. And that’s it.”

Asked if she and the rest of her family knew that Ozzy was dying when they staged the “Back To The Beginning” concert — which marked Ozzy‘s final performance — last July, Sharon said: “Yeah. Two weeks before the show, they said he could probably die, and he did. But he wanted to do it so bad. He needed it. And it’s, like, ‘Whether I die in two weeks or I die in six months, I’m still dying. And I wanna go my way.’ And he did. He went like a rock star.”

Reflecting on the outpouring of love at Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH‘s farewell show, Sharon said: “It’s kind of bittersweet, because, again, we knew. Ozzy had sepsis earlier on last year. And very few people ever walk away from that without losing a limb or their life… And as soon as he got sepsis, the kids and I, we knew it was time. And then when we went to England, he went into hospital for a week. And when he came out, they said, ‘You know, Ozzy, this could kill you.’ And he said, ‘I’m doing my show.’ And it was — I mean, he went out like a king.”

Sharon continued: “The thing is when you’ve lived your life that way, and it was, like, ‘Okay, six months more to go out the way I wanna go out.’ It’s like saying, when you get really old and somebody’s still smoking and they’re, like, 78 years of age, and you’re, like, just let him smoke. Leave him alone. He’s 78. Leave him alone. And it’s, like, he went the way he wanted to go. He knew. He knew.”

Sharon also talked about Ozzy‘s final hours and his eventual death at the age of 76 following a heart attack.

“It was so quick,” she said. “And thank God. And I knew when they were trying to revive him, I knew. I’m, like, ‘Don’t. Don’t do it. Leave him.’ He was done. But again, he went out like a rock star. Ooh, did he ever? … He was a king. And he loved people. He loved his audience. He loved ’em so much. And even if you didn’t like his music, you couldn’t dislike him.”