Yunglud won the “Best Rock Performance” Grammy for his live cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes”, whereas Turnstile won the “Best Metal Performance” Grammy for their song “Birds”.
Yungblud’s performance was captured last July at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, during Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show, Back To The Beginning. The original studio version of “Changes” was featured on BLACK SABBATH’s fourth album, “Vol. 4”, which came out in 1972.
Yungblud delivered an emotional tribute to Osbourne, supported by a powerhouse lineup featuring ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello, EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, SLEEP TOKEN’s II behind the drum kit, and Adam Wakeman, known for his work on keyboards with both Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH.
In his acceptance speech, Yungblud said: “You do not expect to be up here and then you fucking are, so it’s wild.
“To grow up loving an idol who helps figure out your identity, not only as a musician but as a man, is something I’m truly grateful for,” he added. “But then to form a relationship with them and honor them at their final show…we’re finding it so strange to comprehend.”
The singer went on to thank the entire Osbourne family, before noting that the “Changes” performance featured “six generations of rock musicians [who] came together in the name of our genre, in the name of SABBATH and in the name of Ozzy Osbourne.
“I deeply love this genre. It’s all I’ve ever known,” he continued.
“We want to dedicate this, and I want to dedicate this, to everyone in the guitar shop I grew up in and everyone in a guitar shop or a bedroom with a dream. Rock music’s fucking coming back. Watch out, pop music, we’re gonna fucking get you.
“The last time I saw Ozzy Osbourne, you asked me if there’s anything you could do for me,” Yungblud added. “I answered the music was enough, and I can safely say on behalf of all of us that still stands now and it will do forever. You’ll be with me every time I’m nervous and on stage at every show.
“God bless rock music and god bless fucking Ozzy Osbourne”.
TURNSTILE took home the Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” during the pre-telecast ceremony at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held yesterday (Sunday, February 1) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Baltimore group won for their track “Birds”, from their latest album “Never Enough”, which also earned the band nominations in several other categories: “Best Rock Album”, “Best Rock Song” (“Never Enough”), “Best Rock Performance” (“Never Enough”), and “Best Alternative Music Performance” (“Seein’ Stars”). With nominations spanning Rock, Alternative and Metal in the same year, TURNSTILE became the first act ever to achieve that milestone.
In the “Best Rock Album” category, TURNSTILE came out on top against DEFTONES’ “Private Music”, HAIM’s “I Quit”, LINKIN PARK’s “From Zero”, and Yungblud’s “Idols”.
2026 “Best Metal Performance” nominees were as follows:
* DREAM THEATER – “Night Terror”
* GHOST – “Lachryma”
* SLEEP TOKEN – “Emergence”
* SPIRITBOX – “Soft Spine”
* TURNSTILE – “Birds”
