Brandon’s illness made headlines on August 6, 2025, when Kelly announced the postponement of her Vegas residency. Just one day later, he died. Find out what happened to him.

Brandon Blackstock, who was a manager and Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, died at the age of 48. That came a day after Clarkson publicly revealed that she postponed her residency in Las Vegas, which she did because -- as she said "my children's father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them."

The talent manager “passed away peacefully at his home in Butte, Mont., on Aug. 7 under hospice care surrounded by his family.”