Yungblud has described his recent Grammy nominations as “an honour” but has also said they are “tragic”.
Last month, it was announced that the singer had received his first ever nominations from the Recording Academy – for Best Rock Album for ‘Idols’, Best Rock Song for ‘Zombie’ and Best Rock Performance for the version of ‘Changes’ that he played at the final Black Sabbath show ‘Back To The Beginning’ in July.
Now, Yungblud has spoken to the Q Podcast about the nods and has admitted, “I don’t know how I feel about it.
“As a singer, to be Grammy nominated for a live performance where you can’t go into a studio and overdub it or make it perfect, it’s a moment that’s gone and you can’t share it with the person you were singing it to”.
As a result, he said, the recognition is “an honour, but it’s also tragic”.
It was also announced last month that Yungblud had been forced to cancel all of his remaining 2025 dates on doctor’s orders after his “voice and blood tests raised some concerns”.
Speaking on the new podcast about that, he said: “We’re booking dates until 2028 now and I’ve got to make another album in the middle of it. I want to do it justice, and I really want to take the time to feel this and look at it, and I’m not going to feel anything at all if you don’t process things, you become numb.”
“I really want to be present and thankful to the universe and to my idols, and most importantly to my community, who have stuck by me and to look them in the eye and be there for the next 20 years,” he added.
He is still due to play a run of UK and Ireland arena dates in April, a tour that he recently extended due to outstanding demand. You can see the complete list of dates here and find any remaining tickets here.
Before that, he also has a string of Australian shows booked for January, and will play at Lollapalooza India on January 24.
In April, he will play a pair of “up close and personal” shows in London and Kingston, while he has also been announced on the line-ups for Bonnaroo and Pinkpop next year.
Yungblud released the first part of his latest album ‘Idols’ in June, and it hit Number One in the UK. He told NME of the album days before the first part’s release: “Part one is about the reclamation of yourself: ‘All you are is a self-fulfilling prophecy / A product of your own temptation.’
“Part two is the dark and downward spiral to the inevitable realisation that I’m not going to be here forever – who do I want to spend my life with? Mortality. Part two plummets you back down to earth, and it’s a little bit more cynical.”
His EP with Aerosmith, ‘One More Time’, came out on November 21. They released a single from the EP, ‘My Only Angel’, in September, marking the hard rock icons’ first original release in over 12 years. The two acts worked together earlier that month to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the MTV VMAs.
Last week, Yungblud and Aerosmith shared a country version of ‘Wild Woman’, with Lainey Wilson.
