Ozzy Osbourne VMAs tribute features Yungblud and Steven Tyler

A star-studded medley honoring the late Ozzy Osbourne closed a solemn chapter at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, as Yungblud joined Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and keyboardist Adam Wakeman to perform a three-song tribute at the UBS Arena in New York. Jack Osbourne opened the segment with a prerecorded message introduced by his four daughters and concluded with his children’s children shouting the family’s signature rallying cry, "Let’s go crazy."

The live set rippled through Osbourne’s anthems, beginning with Yungblud’s take on "Crazy Train," moving into a plaintive rendition of Black Sabbath’s "Changes," and finishing with a soaring version of the solo ballad "Mama, I’m Coming Home" with Tyler on lead vocals and Perry on guitar. Videos and reports of the broadcast show Yungblud — Dominic Harrison — kissing a cross he said Osbourne had given him before joining Tyler for the finale, which ended in pyrotechnics and Yungblud’s shouted salute, "Ozzy forever."

Jack Osbourne told viewers in the taped message that he wished the family could attend, adding that it would make his father "incredibly happy to see these great...