Ozzy to be crowned Living Legend

23 July 2008 02:44pm

Ozzy Osbourne is to be crowned a Living Legend in the 2008 Classic Rock Roll of Honour.

Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Led Zeppelin are vying for three awards each in the nominations unveiled today (Wednesday).

They were announced by Alice Cooper at a launch event in London, which also featured a performance from Stone Gods.

It was also announced Ozzy, aka the Prince of Darkness, is this year's recipient of the Living Legend Award. Previous recipients include Jimmy Page, Lemmy and Cooper.

"I hear I'm a Living Legend, which is something I am grateful for," Ozzy said. "I couldn't be happier to know that Classic Rock haven't yet written me off!

"Seriously, it's a great honour and I'm looking forward to going to my first Classic Rock Awards in November, can't wait to see you there."

Sheffield rockers Def Leppard and David Coverdale's hard rock outfit Whitesnake are both nominated for Album of the Year, Band of the Year and jointly Event of the Year.

Led Zeppelin are also up for three gongs each, for Band Of The Year, DVD Of The Year and Event Of The Year, having played a huge show at London's 02 Arena last December.

Kiss are up for Band of the Year and Event of the Year, following a world tour and their slot at this year's Download Festival. Newcomers Stone Gods and Big Linda are both up for two gongs - Best New Band and Album of the Year.

The winners will be announced at the gala ceremony on November 3 at Park Lane Hotel, London.

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