As previewed, Robbie Williams led an all-star performance of 'No More Tears' to honor the late Ozzy Osbourne at the 2026 BRIT Awards, where his family accepted a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award. Sharon Osbourne's emotional speech celebrated his 56-year career and enduring legacy.
The 2026 BRIT Awards, held at Manchester's Co-op Live on February 28, closed with the anticipated tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee who died in 2025.
Robbie Williams, a longtime fan and friend of the Osbourne family, fronted the performance of 'No More Tears' alongside key former collaborators including guitarist Zakk Wylde, Metallica's Robert Trujillo, Black Sabbath reunion drummer Tommy Clufetos, and keyboardist Adam Wakeman.
Sharon and Kelly Osbourne accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of their father. The family had previously hosted the Brits in 2008. In her acceptance speech, Sharon reflected:
“We all know how fickle this industry can be, and my old man was blessed with a one-in-a-million career. He was at the top of his game for 56 years.”
She added:
“Ozzy was authentic, he was gifted, totally unpredictable, a wild man. A true artist. He came from a small working class neighborhood in Birmingham and he rose to become one of the most recognizable and respected musicians of his life. He was filled with extraordinarily wonderful high times but very real low times, but he never stopped tirelessly pushing himself to do better.”
This UK honor follows U.S. tributes, including Post Malone's 'War Pigs' at the Grammys with Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Slash, and Duff McKagan.
