Kelly Clarkson canceled her appearance at the Band Together Texas Benefit following the death of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. She and the late music manager share daughter River and son Remington.

Prior to his relationship with Clarkson, Blackstock was married to Melissa Ashworth from 1999 to 2012. The former couple shared daughter Savannah Blackstock, 23, and son Seth Blackstock, 18. Blackstock became a grandfather in January 2022 when Savannah Blackstock welcomed the first of her two children, with a third currently on the way.

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,

Blackstock passed away at the age of 48 after a three-year battle with cancer, with his obituary now revealing new details about his life.

Brandon Blackstock is remembered as a "devoted father" whose four kids will "always be his greatest love" in his obituary. The talent manager is dad to daughters River and Savannah and sons Remington and Seth.

Brandon Blackstock's oldest son paid tribute to his late father in a touching Instagram post over the weekend. Blackstock, 48, passed away last Thursday, August 7, after a battle with melanoma, a form of skin cancer.