{"id":56143,"date":"2025-08-03T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56143\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T20:44:07","slug":"rod-stewart-shares-ai-tribute-of-ozzy-osbourne-with-dead-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56143\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart Shares AI Tribute of Ozzy Osbourne With Dead Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBritish singer-songwriter Rod Stewart<\/a> caused a stir at his concert on Aug. 1, when he projected AI images of the late Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> posing next to deceased musicians in heaven.<\/p>\n

\n\tEver since Osbourne\u2019s death on July 22<\/a>, Stewart has been dedicating his hit song \u201cForever Young\u201d to the Black Sabbath frontman at shows along his \u201cOne Last Time\u201d tour. Conventionally, Stewart would sing the sentimental ballad with images of Osbourne projected behind him in an affectionate tribute.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to NME<\/a>, Stewart\u2019s Aug. 1 concert at the Ameris Bank Amphitheater outside Atlanta, Ga. took the tribute in a different direction. While the song\u2019s accompanying images started as standard shots of Osbourne, they eventually evolved into AI generated visuals of the rocker posing with the likes of Prince, Tina Turner, Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, George Michael and Amy Winehouse, all standing on cloudy and celestial backdrops to suggest a heavenly afterlife.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show also featured AI videos of Osbourne next to late controversial figures such as Michael Jackson and XXXTentacion. According to Rolling Stone<\/a>, at a show in Charlotte, N.C. a few days prior, Stewart ended the song, saying, \u201cVery sad. A lot of those people died \u2019cause of drugs\u2026 I\u2019m still here, though!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tStewart\u2019s audience appeared understandably puzzled at the performance, with several of the concertgoers sharing their baffled reactions on social media. <\/p>\n

\n\tReps for Stewart and the Osbourne family did not immediately respond to Variety\u2018s requests for comment. <\/p>\n

\n\tOn the day of Osbourne\u2019s death, Stewart posted on Instagram<\/a>, stating, \u201cBye, bye Ozzy. I\u2019ll see you up there\u2014 later rather than sooner.\u201d The singer is yet to make a statement regarding the controversial images, as his tour continues across the United States through early October and then heads to Europe.<\/p>\n