Yungblud Describes The Darkness as 'Doormen at a Party They Weren't Invited To'
Yungblud defends his MTV VMAs tribute against The Darkness's claims of inauthenticity and autotune use, calling critics "bitter" and citing jealousy and gatekeeping.
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Yungblud Claims The Darkness Are Gatekeeping Rock, While They Say He’s Killing the Genre
Back in September 2025, Yungblud took the stage with Aerosmith and Nuno Bettencourt at the MTV VMAs to pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. They performed a medley of Black Sabbath hits, and the crowd was feeling it. Aerosmith honored a peer while Yungblud honored a mentor, and all should have been well. Instead, Justin and Dan Hawkins of the early-2000s rock band The Darkness aired their grievances about the state of rock and roll. These comp…
Justin Hawkins Lashes Out At Yungblud Again: "If This Is Ozzy’s Heir, We’re In Trouble"
Yungblud copped another serve from The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins, who sledged the rocker in a new interview Justin Hawkins still has a bee in his bonnet about Yungblud. The lead singer of The Darkness, still best known for their 2003 hit, “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”, is not happy that some quarters are dubbing the Doncaster-born Yungblud, born Dom Harrison, the de facto heir to the late Ozzy Osbourne. This comes on the heels of Haw…
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