Overview
- Kelsea Ballerini said on Jan. 8 that Dibs died the previous day, sharing an Instagram carousel celebrating his life.
- She wrote that he spent his final days in the backyard “looking at the sunshine” and surrounded by his “forever people,” calling him the greatest gift of her life.
- Dibs was diagnosed in August 2024 with inoperable cancer in his heart, and Ballerini later reported an unexpected surgery in September 2025.
- A post on Dibs’ own Instagram account noted he was “cancer free now,” with Ballerini saying the family will use the page to share photos and videos.
- Fans and peers posted condolences, and Chase Stokes reposted her tribute and added his own messages, as coverage revisited that Dibs inspired her 2016 No. 1 country airplay hit “Dibs.”