Ozzy Osbourne's family will accept a posthumous Lord Mayor's Award in recognition of his cultural impact on Birmingham

The award honours Ozzy’s outstanding service to Birmingham, acknowledging his impact on the city’s cultural and musical identity.

The Lord Mayor’s Award is one of Birmingham’s highest civic honours and celebrates individuals and groups’ outstanding achievement or exceptional service to the City and people of Birmingham.

Councillor Ken Wood will posthumously present the Lord Mayor’s Award to Ozzy Osbourne.

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE will present Books of Condolence to the family.

The award will be accepted on his behalf by members of the Osbourne family on 3 December, Ozzy’s birthday.

Born and raised in Aston, Ozzy Osbourne achieved global stardom and success as a musician, both as the lead vocalist of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath and in his later solo career.

In recognition of his achievements, last July Ozzy was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Birmingham alongside the original band members of Black Sabbath ahead of their farewell "Back to the Beginning" concert.

The Osbourne family commented:

We are deeply touched to receive this award in honour of Ozzy. He was so loved by the people of Birmingham so it is great to come back and see the impact he has had in his hometown and how he continues to inspire generations of Brummies’ and fans across the world. I would like to thank the Lord Mayor for this special recognition.

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE said:

Ozzy was and always will be a proud and much missed son of Birmingham. Having achieved worldwide success, he never forgot his Brummie roots, so I am honoured to present the award to his family in a fitting tribute of everything he has done for our city. Ozzy forever!