Article Contributed by SRO
Published on 2026-10-21
Photo Credit: John Fenton
British guitarist, singer, and songwriter Billy Morrison presented Sharon Osbourne with Ozzy Osbourne’s official award for the Top 10 double A side vinyl picture disc “Gods of Rock N Roll,” the collaborative track released in 2025 by Morrison with Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens. The seismic track, written by Osbourne and Morrison, peaked at #3 on the Official UK Vinyl Singles chart. Watch the “Gods of Rock N Roll” video HERE.
The presentation of this bespoke award by Official Charts UK was made at the world premiere of the concert film “Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning” on October 14 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The double A side vinyl picture disc also features “Crack Cocaine,” Morrison’s 2024 collaboration with Osbourne that features Stevens. Co-written by all three artists and appearing on Morrison’s third solo album The Morrison Project, the track went all the way to #1 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart. Notably, “Gods of Rock N Roll” and “Crack Cocaine” are Osbourne’s final two studio performances.
“Being able to give Ozzy’s UK Award for a top 10 vinyl hit single with ‘Gods Of Rock N Roll’ to Sharon at the ‘Back To The Beginning’ film world premiere was a true honor,” says Morrison. “When Ozzy and I wrote that song together in an Argentinian hotel room 10 or so years ago and recorded it properly in 2025, neither of us would have imagined that it would end up being a cool double A side vinyl picture disc with another song we wrote together that went to Number 1!!—'Crack Cocaine’—or that it would be received so well!”
Billy Morrison and Nuno Bettencourt, 2026
In other Morrison news, he and Nuno Bettencourt were recently photographed in Los Angeles holding a plaque marking their Top 20 chart position (#19) on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the song “Becoming.” Released in 2026 as the first single from Morrison’s latest and fourth album HOLLOW via TLG | ZOID/Virgin Music Group, the powerhouse track was written by Morrison, Sully Erna (Godsmack) and Brett Scallions; it features Erna on lead vocals and Grammy Award winner Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) on lead guitar. With “Becoming,” Morrison now has three consecutive top 20 rock hits and the track is in the For Your Consideration ballot for a Grammy in the Best Rock Song category. Watch the video HERE.
“‘Becoming’ was one of those songs that just felt right from the moment it was finished,” says Morrison. “It was the lead single from my new album Hollow and watching it get into the top 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart was a great feeling. Having Sully Erna and Nuno Bettencourt on the track pushed it into some serious heavy rock territory and people loved it—I know we’re all honored to receive this award commemorating the song’s top 20 performance.”
