Avery Anna paid homage to Ozzy Osbourne on Sunday, Oct. 11, taking the Grand Ole Opry stage to perform a cover of his 1991 hit “No More Tears.” The rising country star brought a heavy-metal classic into one of country music’s most iconic venues and left swearing that she’d spotted some fans headbanging.
The 22-year-old singer, who won New Female Artist of the Year at the 61st ACM Awards in May 2026, didn’t turn the song into a conventional country arrangement. Instead, she retained its heavy-rock sound, guitar in hand, and leaned into the track’s distinctive opening vocals.
After sharing a video of the performance on Instagram, Anna wrote, “I swear I saw some heads banging at the Opry last night.”
Avery Anna’s Ozzy Osbourne Cover Has Divided Fans
The performance may have brought the song to a new audience, but Anna told Bobby Bones on The BobbyCast that the cover has prompted sharply divided responses—including her first online hate comments.
“People either love it or they hate it,” she said. “It’s been like a war.”
Some commenters on her Instagram post were firmly in the love-it camp.
“Never in my life would I have ever thought an Ozzy Osbourne song would be played at the Grand Ole Opry. Truly shows the impact Ozzy had in this world,” one person wrote.
“Rocking at the Opry!” another commented, while a third called seeing Anna perform the song “top 10 best experiences.”
Why Avery Anna Wanted to Cover ‘No More Tears’
For Anna, the cover wasn’t a random genre experiment. She had wanted to perform “No More Tears” for a while, even though people around her initially doubted the idea.
“When I said we should cover ‘No More Tears,’ everyone kind of laughed at me a little bit, but I was dead serious, and I’m glad we did,” she said.
The cover has since become a staple of her live shows, and the Opry performance gave her a chance to share her take on the song with another audience.
The Story Behind Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘No More Tears’
“No More Tears” is the title track of Osbourne’s 1991 album, released decades before Anna was born.
The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and was certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Its title track was among the album’s singles, alongside “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “Road to Nowhere.”
