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.

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.

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.