Ozzy Osbourne’s Classic Heavy Metal Song “Crazy Train” Joins The Spotify “Billions Club”


For the second time in his career, Ozzy Osbourne has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club” with his classic debut solo hit song, “Crazy Train!” Ryan J. Downey’s Stream and Destroy newsletter shared the news. Ozzy previously joined the club in 2024 when Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” hit the mark. “Crazy Train” joins other recent Rock and Metal anthems from bands such as System of A Down, Soundgarden, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Disturbed, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more! Many of Ozzy’s solo concerts for decades ended with “Crazy Train!” The song hit the charts again after the death of Randy Rhoads, with a live version charting from the Tribute album, with the help of a classic MTV video. The news comes just one week before the anniversary of Ozzy’s passing last July 22nd. Other rock and metal tracks on the list include Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”, Aerosmith’s “Dream On”, Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger”, Papa Roach’s “Last Resort”, Guns N’ Roses’ “Paradise City”, Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life” and more. 500 songs, mostly Pop, Rap and Country, have made the list so far. Billions Club as a playlist first launched in 2020 and includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed one billion streams on the platform. After the achievement, Spotify gifts artists the Billions Club plaque. Continue reading →


Watch as Ozzy Osbourne Gets Inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame As a Solo Artist


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Tonight on October 19th, 2024, Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. Seated on a Gothic black throne festooned with skulls and a giant bat, Ozzy was seated on one corner of the stage for that entire portion of the ceremony next to actor/musician Jack Black, who made the induction speech. Ozzy thanked “whoever voted for him, his fans, Randy Rhoads, his wife Sharon Osbourne for saving his life,” and more! A three-song medley-style performance took place featuring his own recent and former band members Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/Pantera), Andrew Watt (Post Malone), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chicken Foot), Robert Trujillo (Metallica, Jerry Cantrell) as well as Maynard James Keenan (Tool, a perfect circle, Puscifer), Jelly Roll, Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen, Mammoth WVH), Billy Idol, and Stevie Stevens. After the performance, each performer went up to Ozzy to hug him and thank him. His hometown of Birmingham, England paid tribute to him today in a video message. Ozzy was inducted into the Rock Hall on the same day his album No More Tears (Epic Records) earned Quintuple-Platnum designation for five million in sales.    Continue reading →