"On a bill almost comically overstuffed with heavy metal superstars paying tribute Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Anthrax, Slayer his rendition of Black Sabbath's 1972 ballad Changes unexpectedly stole the show, appearing to win him an entirely new audience in the process: the crowd at the gig skewed considerably older than the gen Z fans Harrison traditionally attracts. The ensuing performance is worth watching on YouTube."
"I wasn't surprised in the least, says Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, who also performed that day. And I say this without reservation, and as a fan of heavy metal for 50 years. Because Dom has one of the greatest voices in the history of music, and as grand as that may sound there is no hype in what I'm saying. He has one of the greatest voices in the history of music and there is no hype in what I'm saying Billy Corgan"
"In November, Dominic Harrison, better known as Yungblud, received three Grammy nominations. The news that he had become the first British artist in history to be nominated that many times in the awards' rock categories came as a suitably striking finale to what, by any metric, was an extraordinary year for the 28-year-old singer-songwriter. In June, his fourth studio album, Idols, entered the UK charts at No 1, outselling its nearest competitor by 50%."
Dominic Harrison, known as Yungblud, earned three Grammy nominations in rock categories, becoming the first British artist to achieve that total. His fourth studio album, Idols, debuted at No 1 on the UK charts in June, outselling its nearest competitor by 50%. The annual Bludfest festival drew 30,000 attendees to The National Bowl. In July, he performed at Black Sabbath's farewell show, delivering a rendition of 1972's Changes that won over an older audience and generated viral interest online. High-profile musicians including Billy Corgan, Kirk Hammett and Steven Tyler publicly praised his voice and enlisted him for collaboration.
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