The day after the tragic news of Brandon Blackstock's untimely death , the world is thinking about Kelly Clarkson. The "Since U Been Gone" singer and Blackstock, a talent manager in the country music sphere, were married for seven years before calling it quits in 2020, welcoming two children along the way. With what can only be assumed to be an inconceivable pain for Clarkson, insiders say it is an indelible mark on her life. "Kelly's life has flipped upside down with Brandon's cancer struggles and now death," a source told the Daily Mail on August 7, 2025, noting that Clarkson may never be the same.
Blackstock, who was also the former stepson of Reba McEntire, died on August 7, 2025, after over three years of dealing with cancer. It was reportedly melanoma, according to TMZ source