A rep for the expertise supervisor’s household shared the information of his dying in an announcement to Folks. It mentioned, “It’s with nice unhappiness that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away. Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household. We thanks on your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very tough time.”
The information of Brandon’s dying got here only a day after his ex-wife, Kelly Clarkson, revealed that he was “in poor health” and that she was suspending her Las Vegas residency to be “current” for his or her kids. She and Brandon had been married from 2013 to 2022 and share two kids: River Rose, 11, and Remington Alexander, 9. Brandon additionally has two youngsters, Seth and Savannah, from his earlier marriage to Melissa Ashworth.
Brandon was born in Fort Value, Texas, and was the son of leisure supervisor Narvel Blackstock and the previous stepson of Reba McEntire. He obtained his begin working at his father’s firm, Starstruck Leisure, the place Brandon reportedly managed artists akin to Rascal Flatts and Blake Shelton.
He first crossed paths with Kelly in Might 2006 whereas attending a rehearsal for the Academy of Nation Music Awards. Kelly recalled him “making everyone chuckle” and considering, “‘I am gonna find yourself with him. I do know it.'” And positive sufficient, they finally began relationship in 2012.
On the time, Kelly was being managed by his father, and after they wed in 2013, Brandon began managing her.
His artist, Blake, truly claimed to be the one who obtained Brandon to suggest to Kelly. He advised Hollyscoop (through HuffPost), “I advised Brandon, ‘Man, you want to develop up and you determine that you want to marry this woman.” Blake mentioned, “I’m going on the report saying, I’ll do the music on the marriage ceremony or no matter you need to do, I will be that man. I’ll play for 4 hours if I’ve to, ‘trigger you want to get you[r] head out of your ass and ask that woman to marry you.”
Brandon in the end took his recommendation and requested Kelly to marry him in December 2012, which she famously introduced on Twitter. They wed the next October at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee, welcoming daughter River in June 2014 and son Remington in April 2016.
Seven years later, Kelly filed for divorce from Brandon, citing irreconcilable variations. Their break up was finalized in 2022.
