Reba McEntire brought the family together in the last months of Brandon Blackstock’s life. The “Fancy” singer’s former stepson, who was also Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, died on Thursday, August 7, at age 48 after a private battle with cancer.

The Voice is in the midst of filming their 28th season, but behind the scenes the cast and crew are mourning the death of producer and talent manager Brandon Blackstock. “It’s been tough,” Carson Daly — who hosts the reality competition series — told Us Weekly exclusively at the opening night of Broadway’s Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride in New York City on Monday,

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.