Reba McEntire has broken her silence.

The country music legend paid tribute to her late former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, on Monday, Aug. 11, for the first time following his shocking death last week at 48.

“Very well said Shelby,” McEntire, 70, wrote in the comments of an Instagram carousel shared by her son and Brandon’s half-brother, Shelby Blackstock. “Yes we will miss him so much.” 7

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McEntire became the late talent manager’s stepmom when she married his father, Narvel Blackstock, in 1989.

Although the “Fancy” singer and Brandon’s dad later divorced in 2015, she and Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband remained close, and McEntire was still identified as a “stepparent” in his obituary.

Brandon passed away from melanoma, a rare form of skin cancer, on Aug. 7. His family announ

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