{"id":1960086,"date":"2025-08-14T14:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1960086"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:20:08","slug":"kelly-clarkson-cancels-texas-benefit-concert-appearance-after-brandon-blackstocks-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelly-clarkson-cancels-texas-benefit-concert-appearance-after-brandon-blackstocks-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson cancels Texas benefit concert appearance after Brandon Blackstock&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F08%2F109577211.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kelly Clarkson has pulled out of an upcoming concert appearance at an event slated to take place this weekend following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/12\/entertainment\/brandon-blackstocks-ex-wife-melissa-ashworth-breaks-silence-on-his-death-he-fought-hard\/\">the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s ex, to whom she was married from 2013 to 2020, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/07\/entertainment\/kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-dead-at-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">died on Aug. 3<\/a>\u00a0following a yearslong private battle with melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. He was 48.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/08\/entertainment\/brandon-blackstocks-daughter-announced-her-pregnancy-a-month-before-his-death\/\">Blackstock\u2019s passing<\/a>, the \u201cBreakaway\u201d hitmaker was due to perform onstage at Band Together Texas \u2014 a live music event created country stars Parker McCollum\u00a0and\u00a0Miranda Lambert.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kelly Clarkson has pulled out of an upcoming concert appearance at an event slated to take place this weekend. <span class=\"credit\">PapCulture \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The benefit gig, which takes place on Aug. 17, will raise funds to support those who were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/14\/us-news\/texas-pounded-by-second-wave-of-river-flooding-stalling-crucial-search-amp-rescue-efforts\/\">affected by\u00a0the July floods<\/a> in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Kelly Clarkson will be unable to appear at Band Together Texas as planned, due to personal circumstances,\u201d the concert\u2019s organizers wrote in a since-expired Instagram Story, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kelly-clarkson-cancels-benefit-concert-appearance-following-brandon-blackstock-death-11790473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe send our love to Kelly and her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">The \u201cBecause of You\u201d singer\u2019s name is also no longer listed on the gig\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bandtogethertexas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talent line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brandon Blackstock, to whom Clarkson was married from 2013 to 2020, died on Aug. 3\u00a0following a yearslong private battle with melanoma. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Clarkson won\u2019t be gracing the stage at Moody Center in Austin, a slew of country crooners will \u2014 including Ryan Bingham,\u00a0Jack Ingram,\u00a0Dylan Gossett,\u00a0Cody Johnson, Lyle Lovett,\u00a0Lukas Nelson,\u00a0Jon Randall, Wade Bowen,\u00a0Ronnie Dunn and the\u00a0Randy Rogers Band.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser will also feature \u201ctributes to first responders and flood victims, including stories of rescue and resilience shared on stage by emergency personnel,\u201d according to the gig\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Clarkson\u2019s reps for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9. Blackstock also had two older kids from a previous marriage. <span class=\"credit\">MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clarkson\u2019s gig cancellation comes just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/12\/entertainment\/kelly-clarksons-ex-assistant-was-brandon-blackstocks-loving-partner\/\">days after it was revealed<\/a> that the singer\u2019s former assistant, Brittney Marie Jones, was listed as Blackstock\u2019s \u201cbeautiful and loving partner in life\u201d in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/buttefuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/narvel-brandon-blackstock-age-48-of-montana-and-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An obit further revealed that Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband \u2014 with whom she shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9 \u2014\u00a0was \u201cbuilding a life\u201d with Jones at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon, along with his beautiful and loving partner in life and business, Brittney Marie Jones, started building a life, building companies, and working tirelessly to create Headwaters Livestock Auction and what will live on as his legacy, The Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman, Montana,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson, meanwhile, was not even mentioned in the lengthy obit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Clarkson\u2019s gig cancellation comes just days after her name was omitted from Blackstock\u2019s obituary. <span class=\"credit\">MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their ill-fated union\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/07\/entertainment\/kelly-clarkson-devastated-for-kids-after-brandon-blackstocks-death\/\">ended with a contentious legal battle<\/a>\u00a0that saw the exes fight over finances, custody and property.<\/p>\n<p>The lengthy clash came to an end in 2022, when a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/07\/entertainment\/kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-dead-at-48\/#\"\/>judge\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/17\/kelly-clarkson-needed-new-start-in-ny-after-divorce-struggle\/\">granted Blackstock $115,000<\/a>\u00a0per month in spousal support until January 2024. He was also awarded a monthly amount of $45,600 in child support.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson has pulled out of an upcoming concert appearance at an event slated to take place this weekend following the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. The singer\u2019s ex, to whom she was married from 2013 to 2020, died on Aug. 3\u00a0following a yearslong private battle with melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. 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