{"id":497100,"date":"2026-06-17T09:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/497100\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:34:11","slug":"tony-iommi-made-an-mbe-in-kings-birthday-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/497100\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Iommi made an MBE in King\u2019s Birthday Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Sabbath<\/a>\u2019s Tony Iommi<\/a> has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the King\u2019s Birthday Honours for his services to music and charity.<\/p>\n

An MBE is awarded for an achievement or service within and for a community that is outstanding and has delivered sustained and real impact. They are awarded each year as part of the monarch\u2019s birthday celebrations.<\/p>\n

Not only is Iommi known for co-founding Sabbath, which paved the way for the heavy metal genre to expand and grow, he has also worked on humanitarian projects such as international disaster relief and cancer patient advocacy, after being diagnosed with lymphoma in 2012.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the BBC<\/a>, Iommi says it is an \u201cunbelievable honour to receive an MBE\u201d, adding: \u201cMusic has been my life and I\u2019ve been very lucky to share this journey with many amazing people and fans. I\u2019m very grateful for all the support along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege doing something I love and then to see that music connect with so many over the years. And, to be able to help raise money for charities close to my heart has meant the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iommi learned of the news when he collected his mail upon returning from a holiday, and at first assumed the letter to be a speeding fine. You can watch his interview with the BBC below:<\/p>\n

In other Iommi-associated news, Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s son Jack has shared a fresh update on the long-awaited biopic about his father<\/a>.\u00a0 Speaking during a livestream on his YouTube channel, Jack confirmed that the script is complete and the project is now actively moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you this: we are moving ahead,\u201d he said. \u201cI was on calls today about it. The script is right there. We are good. This movie will absolutely happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rachel<\/p>\n

Rachel began writing for Guitar.com in 2021 while finishing up her degree. A proud DIY guitarist, she has been playing for over 10 years and has written for the likes of Kerrang!, The Forty-Five, and MusicTech. An enjoyer of all things heavy, you\u2019ll find her at a festival or downtuning her guitars when away from her desk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Black Sabbath\u2019s Tony Iommi has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-497100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}