Black Sabbath, Elton John and Rod Stewart among music giants paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Osbourne's death on Tuesday morning was announced in a statement, which said he died surrounded by his family.
His death came just weeks after he reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates - Tony Iommi, Terence "Geezer" Butler and Bill Ward - and performed a huge farewell concert for fans.
The band paid tribute to him on Instagram by sharing an image of Osbourne on stage at the farewell gig in Birmingham and writing "Ozzy Forever".
Iommi, the band's lead guitarist, said he was in disbelief at the news.
"It's just such heartbreaking news that I can't really find the words, there won't ever be another like him. Geezer, Bill and myself have lost our brother."
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Butler, Black Sabbath's bassist and primary lyricist, thanked Osbourne for "all those years - we had some great fun".
He said: "Four kids from Aston - who'd have thought, eh? So glad we got to do it one last time, back in Aston. Love you."
Sir Elton John described Osbourne as his "dear friend" and a "huge trailblazer" who "secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods".
"He was also one of the funniest people I've ever met," the singer wrote on Instagram.
Ronnie Wood, of The Rolling Stones, wrote: "I am so very sad to hear of the death of Ozzy Osbourne. What a lovely goodbye concert he had at Back To The Beginning in Birmingham."
Born John Michael Osbourne on 3 December 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, he became known as the godfather of heavy metal.
The self-styled Prince of Darkness pioneered the music genre with Black Sabbath before going on to have huge success in his own right.
He was famous for hits including Iron Man, Paranoid, War Pigs, Crazy Train and Changes, both with the band and as a solo star.
Legendary American heavy metal band Metallica shared an image of them with Osbourne from 1986 along with an emoji of a broken heart.
Posting on Instagram, Sir Rod Stewart said: "Sleep well, my friend. I'll see you up there - later rather than sooner."
Queen guitarist Sir Brian May said he was "grateful I was able to have a few quiet words" with Osbourne after his farewell show at Villa Park three weeks ago.
He said the world will miss the singer's "unique presence and fearless talent".
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