Reba McEntire is speaking out after her stepson Brandon Blackstock’s death. McEntire, 70, responded to a Friday, August 8, Instagram post by her son, Shelby Blackstock, whom she shares with ex Narvel Blackstock.

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.

Brandon Blackstock, who was married to Kelly Clarkson before they divorced in 2022, died from melanoma, a form of skin cancer, Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis said per People magazine. His manner of death was from natural causes.