There are gigs… and then there are moments. The kind that hit once, crack the universe open, and never repeat. Yungblud’s performance of Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’ at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert was firmly in the second camp — and now it’s earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance.
Here’s the mad part, butt…
He barely remembers doing it.
🏟️ Villa Park. Birmingham. July. Absolute electricity.
The 28-year-old singer, real name Dominic Harrison, stepped onto the stage at Villa Park to honour the Prince of Darkness himself. No gimmicks. No chaos. Just one voice, one song, and one man in the crowd who changed rock music forever.
And according to Yungblud, something else took over entirely.
“It was the first time I’d ever sung a piece of music to one person. I can’t remember it.”
Not nerves. Not booze. Something deeper. A full-on out-of-body rock ‘n’ roll possession, mun.
🌀 “A weird, transformative state” — and a turning point
Looking back at the footage, Yungblud admits he barely recognises himself.
“I watched that back, and I don’t know what the f* came over me there.”*
But what did come over him clearly landed like a sledgehammer. He reckons that night was the moment the wider rock world finally locked eyes with him and said, “Alright… we’re listening now.”
And honestly? Fair shout.
🏆 The only LIVE performance up for a Grammy
Here’s where it gets even tastier.
Yungblud’s ‘Changes’ is the only live performance nominated in this year’s Best Rock Performance category.
No studio polish.
No twenty takes.
No autotune safety net.
Just one take. One night. One chance.
“It’s not a performance you can redo with overdubs or multiple takes. It happened once and never will again. That’s what makes it beautiful.”
Proper rock ‘n’ roll that, mun. Blink and you miss it.
🖤 A love letter to Ozzy… and a goodbye
The nomination hits even harder knowing Ozzy Osbourne passed away just weeks after the concert. What started as a heartfelt tribute has now become something heavier. Something historic.
“For me, it was just telling the guy who got me into music that I love him.”
No ego. No Grammy-chasing nonsense. Just gratitude, poured straight down the mic.
🤝 Sabbath brought everyone together
Yungblud also reckons that performance cracked something open between him and the wider rock crowd.
“I think it was the first time people had something in common with me — like, ‘Oh, f*, he just likes Sabbath. He just likes Ozzy, like me.’”*
No labels. No scene wars. Just Sabbath fans being Sabbath fans, united by riffs, emotion, and shared history.
That’s the magic, butt.
🎬 “I felt like I was in a movie”
When he walked off stage, Yungblud knew something had happened — but not this.
“Honestly, when I left the stage, I did not expect it to ignite that much. I knew it was magic… I felt like I was in a movie.”
Turns out it was the kind of scene that gets replayed for decades.
⚡ A moment frozen in time
Now, with a Grammy nomination stamped on it, that single performance stands as:
- A farewell to Ozzy
- A love letter to Sabbath
- A career-defining moment for Yungblud
- And a reminder that rock’s most powerful moments are often the ones you can’t plan
One night. One song. One legend honoured.
And yeah…
Even if he doesn’t remember singing it, the world definitely remembers hearing it. 🤘🖤
Long live Ozzy. Long live Sabbath. And fair play to Yungblud for delivering a moment that’ll echo forever, mun.
