Spotify numbers soar after Ozzy's death as Judas Priest, Oasis and Robbie Williams pay tribute to Prince of Darkness

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"Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp joined Alice Cooper on stage in London Friday to honor late rock icon Ozzy Osbourne with a performance of Black Sabbath's hit "Paranoid."

Longstanding rumours of a beef between Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio – the man who replaced him in Black Sabbath – have been shot down by former Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. When Sabbath fired Ozzy in 1979 and replaced him with Dio, Osbourne would have been forgiven for holding a grudge against the new man in the band that he loved.

The chemistry Ozzy Osbourne had with his beloved guitarist, Randy Rhoads, was undeniable, but their incredible collaborative relationship came to an end with a fiery tragedy that claimed three lives

Ozzy Osbourne's memoir, Last Rites, is set to be published in October and will feature a foreword from his wife, Sharon

Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday at the age of 76, less than three weeks after he sat on a throne on stage — not far from where he was born — and performed a final show with Black Sabbath.