Overview

• Coroner Dan Hollis confirmed Blackstock died on August 7 at age 48 from melanoma, listing the manner of death as natural causes.
• A family representative said he bravely battled cancer for over three years and passed peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana, surrounded by loved ones.
• Kelly Clarkson paused her August Studio Sessions residency at Caesars Palace after revealing his illness to focus on co-parenting their two children.
• A July 26 video shows Clarkson visibly emotional during a Las Vegas performance of “Piece by Piece,” signaling the strain of her ex’s private battle.
• Blackstock managed artists at Starstruck Entertainment and was connected to Nashville through his father Narvel Blackstock and stepmother Reba McEntire.