Less than a week after his passing at age 48, the cause of death for Brandon Blackstock has been revealed. The Nashville music manager who was married to Kelly Clarkson for seven years died peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana on Aug. 7 while under hospice care, surrounded by his family, according to a statement to People magazine from Silver Bow coroner Dan Hollis.

Hollis also confirmed that the cause of death was melanoma, a form of skin cancer, while the manner of death was natural causes.

According to the Mayo Clinic, melanoma is a form of skin cancer that begins in the Melanocytes, the cells that make the pigment that gives skin its color. While the exact cause of melanoma isn’t known, most are caused by exposure to UV light from sunlight or tanning beds.

Following his death, B

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