Ozzy Osbourne is unlikely to tour again, according to his son.

Jack Osbourne doesnt expect his dad to ever hit the road again for a run of shows, but admitted the 74-year-old rocker - who insisted recently he wanted to go back on the road - is still keen to perform at one-off gigs.

He told The Messenger, I dont think hell tour again. But hes gunning to do one-off shows - like festivals, gigs, things like that. Hes not done yet!

Ozzy suffers from a rare form of Parkinson’s and last year underwent life-altering surgery to remove and realign a series of pins in his neck and back from a 2003 quad biking accident.

In June, the Black Sabbath frontman went under the knife to have a filter removed from his artery, after the threat of blood clots hitting his major organs was reduced.

Jack has now told how Ozzy is doing really well following his latest operation, and he has no more nerve issues.

The 38-year-old star added, There were a few hiccups, but hes doing good. Hes got no more pain, no more nerve issues.

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Jacks comments about his fathers touring come after Ozzy insisted in September that he wanted to go back on the road.

He told Metal Hammer magazine at the time, I’m getting myself fit. I’ve done two albums fairly recently [2020s Ordinary Man and 2022s Patient Number 9], but I want to do one more album and then go back on the road.

Ozzys comments came after he revealed in February that he had retired from touring.

He said in a statement: This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans. As you may all know, four years ago, this month, I had a major accident, where I damaged my spine.

My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back onstage. My singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak.

Addressing his fans, he went on: “I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience, I have now come to the realization that I’m not physically capable of doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I know I couldn’t deal with the travel required. Believe me when I say that the thought of disappointing my fans really F**** ME UP, more than you will ever know.

As another years winds down, Billboard, who annually keeps track of date surrounding sales and charting positions of artists, is revealing the finalists for the best of 2023 in a variety of categories for the 2023 edition of the Billboard Music Awards. While pop always tends to dominate, there are some rock and metal acts providing representation amongst this years nominees.

The two biggest winners when the nominations were revealed with rock-country crossover artist Jelly Roll and the iconic metal veterans Metallica.

Jelly Roll received nominations in the Top New Artist category, where hell face off against Bailey Zimmerman, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma and Zach Bryan. Hes also up for Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Song (Need a Favor) and Top Rock Album (Whitsitt Chapel).

Metallica have also received multiple nominations, with the band up for Top Duo/Group, where theyll square off against Eslabon Armado, Fifty Fifty, Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera, and theyve been nominated in the newly added Top Rock Duo/Group category, which pits them against Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters.

Nine new awards were added to this years ceremony, and the Top Rock / Duo Group will add more presence and representation for rock acts after there was only previously two categories.

There is also a Top Rock Touring Artist category which features Coldplay, Depeche Mode and Elton John.

Taylor Swift leads all nominees with 20 nominations this year, followed closely by country superstar Morgan Wallen and R&B favorite SZA with 17 nominations apiece. Winners are chosen from their works that charted between Nov. 19, 2022 and Oct. 21, 2023.

The actual ceremony will take place on Sunday, Nov. 19.

See a full list of the nominees for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards below.

Top New Artist

Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Zach Bryan

Top Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Metallica

Top Rock Artist

Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group

Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Metallica

Top Rock Touring Artist

Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Elton John

Top Rock Album

HARDY “the mockingbird & THE CROW”
Jelly Roll “Whitsitt Chapel”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”
Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Rock Song

Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”
Stephen Sanchez “Until I Found You”
Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Thirteen Canadian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s rolled back the clock on Thursday as they were inducted into Canadas Walk of Fame with a night chock full of good memories and even greater radio hits.

Glass Tiger, Loverboy and Trooper were among the bands toasted at Torontos Massey Hall as part of a mega-induction ceremony dubbed Rock of Fame, which celebrated a time when the countrys rock pulse was pounding.

Between a packed lineup of live performances and acceptance speeches, the night was loaded with laughs about time passed, hair lost and the follies of aging.

Were all here on the same ride tonight, Loverboys Mike Reno proclaimed early in the ceremony.

His sentiment was shared by many of his fellow inductees on the pre-show red carpet, where they described the familiar faces they passed backstage.

Were certainly among friends here, noted guitarist Al Harlow, who was honoured as part of Vancouver rockers Prism.

So were just saying, Well, hi! How are the grandkids?

Chilliwacks bassist Ab Bryant said that with the combination of summer music festivals and casino gigs, many of the honourees see each other quite often.

But its fantastic to have everyone come together and all be honoured in the same place, the inductee added.

Even with so many Canadian musicians of the era together in one place, there were still notable absences, Bryant added. In the Vancouver bands case, several former Chilliwack members died in recent years.

You think about them when you get here, he said.

Onstage, the notion of mortality peeked through the festivities every so often.

Rocket Norton of Prism led the crowd in a defiant and expletive-charged chant against cancer, a fight hes been waging in recent years.

Rough Trades Carole Pope addressed leaving a positive impact for the 2SLGBTQ+ community after drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes commended Popes bravery during the Toronto bands induction.

Ive always been out, Ive always been myself, said the High School Confidential singer.

So I just encourage everyone to be themselves.

Among the surprises, former The New Music host J.D. Roberts made a live video appearance from Washington to trade memories with the evenings co-host Jeanne Beker, who used to work with him on MuchMusic.

I know that weve lost so many great artists along the road, but to see so many artists play tonight just warms my heart, said Roberts, who now goes by John Roberts on the Fox News Channel.

For all the talk about legacies, Max Webster bassist Mike Tilka said the night was more about seeing friends and having a good time, than worrying about his Toronto bands spot in history.

Legacy is something that other people impart on you, he said.

Im just happy I got to be in a band -- and that I got to play in a good band.

Other honourees of the night included April Wine, Platinum Blonde, the Parachute Club and Lighthouse, as well as solo female rock singer Lee Aaron and Montreals Michel Pagliaro.

Organizers say the rock inductions are part of bigger plans to mark the Walk of Fames 25th anniversary.

The music-themed bash will be followed by the annual induction ceremony set for Dec. 2, when hockey superstar Connor McDavid and satirist Rick Mercer will be among the honourees.

Metallica have been playing two shows in every city throughout 2023, and at each stop of their North American leg so far, theyve opened with Creeping Death one night and Whiplash the next. During a new interview with The New York Times, Lars Ulrich described what makes a good opening song for concerts.

Both tracks are oldies in terms of Metallicas discography, as Whiplash is from their 1983 debut Kill Em All and Creeping Death is from 1984s Ride the Lightning. Ulrich considers the latter a fan-favorite, and explained why he likes opening with that song in particular.

This is one we would call a fan favorite, and its not one that we always play. Its got really good energy in the riff, and it sits in a kind of an up-tempo place without being so super fast that it just becomes, like, an indistinguishable roar, the drummer said [via Metal Injection]. But its got good accents, good dynamics. Its got a breakdown after the second chorus and the guitar solo, where it goes to a shout-along part where James [Hetfield] gets everybody pretty engaged.

Setlist.fms Tour Statistics page notes that Creeping Death is actually Metallicas second most-played song ever, having been played at over 1,600 concerts. Theyve played Whiplash around 961 times, thus its their twelfth most-played track.

As far as what the rocker thinks makes a good setlist opener, he said that different people will have different opinions since their preferences vary.

But after a while, you start figuring out instinctively that this song maybe works better than this other song, he added. Often when you are touring on the back of an album, the default is to open with the opening track off the album that youre touring with. I wanted purposely to not do that, just to sort of challenge ourselves.

The North American leg of Metallicas M72 world tour — which features support from Mammoth WVH, Pantera, Ice Nine Kills and Fiver Finger Death Punch — continues tomorrow night (Aug. 18) in Arlington, Texas. See the rest of the upcoming dates at this location.