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[09/05/25 - 05:01 AM]
"2025 MTV Video Music Awards" (VMAs) Sets Powerhouse Ozzy Osbourne Tribute, Airing Live Sept. 7 on CBS
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, and Nuno Bettencourt, are coming together for a once-in-a-lifetime performance honoring the legendary "Prince of Darkness" and metal luminary with a medley of his greatest hits.

[via press release from CBS]

"2025 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS" (VMAs) SETS POWERHOUSE OZZY OSBOURNE TRIBUTE, AIRING LIVE SEPT. 7 ON CBS

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD and Nuno Bettencourt to Honor "Prince of Darkness" with Must-Watch Salute to the Global Rock Icon

· The 2025 MTV VMAs today revealed a powerhouse tribute of rock and roll royalty with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, and Nuno Bettencourt, all coming together for a once-in-a-lifetime performance honoring the legendary "Prince of Darkness" and metal luminary with a medley of his greatest hits.

o With more than 120 million albums sold worldwide, the global rock icon, multiplatinum singer-songwriter and pop culture phenom was a five-time GRAMMY winner, two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, both with Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024, with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars, among a multitude of other top accolades.

o Ozzy's long-standing and storied MTV history spans HEADBANGER'S BALL in the '80s, BATTLE FOR OZZFEST and groundbreaking reality TV series THE OSBOURNES, to name a few. He was honored with the prestigious MTV EMAs Global Icon Award in 2014. Later this year, Paramount+ will debut the feature-length documentary OZZY OSBOURNE: NO ESCAPE FROM NOW.

· The 2025 MTV VMAs, hosted by LL COOL J, airs LIVE coast-to-coast from New York's UBS Arena, airing Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.*

About the 2025 VMAs

· Production Credits: The 2025 VMAs are produced by Gunpowder & Sky. Bruce Gillmer, Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic, and Barb Bialkowski are executive producers. Alicia Portugal is co-executive producer. Jackie Barba is executive in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is executive in charge of music talent.

· Sponsors: Official sponsors of the 2025 VMAs include BACARDÍ(R) Rum, Burger King(R), DORITOS(R), Downy Unstopables, Dunkin'(R), The General Insurance(R), PANTENE and Under Armour.

· Follow @CBS, @MTV and @VMAs on social to keep up with all things #VMAs.

About Aerosmith

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Aerosmith have sold more than 150 million albums, streamed more than 15 Billion and engaged more than 20M followers across their social media around the world.

As one of only 4 American Rock bands with more than 90million RIAA albums sold and one of 2 with 25 RIAA gold and platinum albums, 30 albums reaching the Billboard Top 200, and 28 songs appearing on the Billboard Hot 100, they produced genre-defining music videos such as "Amazing," "Crazy," "Janie's Got A Gun," "Livin' on the Edge," and "Love in an Elevator." Their Top 5 chart topping hits include the "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," "Angel," "Janie's Got a Gun," and "Love In an Elevator". One of their signature songs "Dream On" has streamed more than 5Bmillion times, and is the 3rd most streamed Classic Rock song and the 18th most streamed Rock song based on Luminate, and spent 23 weeks on the chart and peaked at #6.

The band established themselves as the first in multiple categories. The first rock band to collaborate with a hip hop artist Run-DMC for the global smash "Walk This Way," the first hard rock band to appear at a Super Bowl Halftime Show, and the first band to have their own attraction at Disney World with Rock 'N' Roller coaster starring Aerosmith.

With a steady increase and 25 million monthly Spotify listeners, Aerosmith continues to reach new fans every day.

About YUNGBLUD

Yungblud is fast becoming one of the world's key musical voices of his generation, blending influences from Rock and Punk to monumental effect. His arena-filling performances have cemented his place as one the world's most electrifying musical exports. He has received several accolades, including the MTV EMA's and the O2 Silver Clef Award for Best Live Act. Known for his electrifying stage presence and boundary-pushing lyrics, Yungblud continues to challenge conventions while inspiring fans worldwide with messages of authenticity and acceptance. This year, Yungblud debuted own curated festival Bludfest and released his first book, the instant No1 Sunday Times Best Seller, 'You Need to Exist: A Book to Love and Destroy' on Penguin Books.

Born in Yorkshire, England, the 28-year-old multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and performer first picked up a guitar at age two and began writing his own songs at age 10. Following the release of his self-titled EP and his full-length 2018 debut, 21st Century Liability, he released his 'hope for the underrated youth' EP which debuted in the Top 10 for the UK Official Albums Chart. His words resonated with millions around the world, earning him meteoric success. He has since accumulated tens of millions of followers, accumulated 4.5 billion streams and sold 3 million albums to date. He continues to perform to sold-out crowds around the world and headline some of the world's biggest festivals.

This summer, he released his critically acclaimed album IDOLS and accompanying Paul Dugdale-directed feature-length documentary film YUNGBLUD. Are You Ready, Boy?, and is currently on his sold-out North American tour.

About Nuno Bettencourt

Nuno Bettencourt is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer best known as the lead guitarist of Grammy-nominated rock band Extreme, whose worldwide hits include the #1 single More Than Words. With over 10 million albums sold, Bettencourt has earned recognition as one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, gracing the covers of nine major guitar magazines in 2023 alone, with Guitar World calling his solo in "Rise" the "guitar solo of the century." Beyond Extreme, he has collaborated with icons such as Rihanna, Steven Tyler, Paul McCartney, and Janet Jackson, showcasing a versatility that has made him one of rock's most influential and in-demand musicians.

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*Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.





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