On Aug. 7 Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager and the ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson, died at the age of 48. His death was listed as natural and caused by melanoma, a type of skin cancer that begins in the melanocytes,

Reba McEntire spoke out about former stepson Brandon Blackstock's death. She was previously married to Brandon's father Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015.

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.