Reba McEntire gives update on Kelly Clarkson, her kids after Brandon Blackstock's death

Reba McEntire has shared insight into Kelly Clarkson and her two kids after the death of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

For those unaware, Kelly and Brandon tied the knot in October 2013, welcomed two children, River Rose, 11, and Remington “Remy” Alexander, 9, and annulled their marriage in 2022, citing irreconcilable differences.

Unfortunately, the renowned talent manager and producer passed away at the age of 48 on August 7, 2025. His cause of death was a three-year battle with melanoma, an aggressive and serious form of skin cancer.

Reba was the stepmother of Brandon as he was the son of her ex-husband, Narvel Blackstock, with whom she was married from 1989 to 2015.

At the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 1, the 70-year-old American singer and actress opened up about the loss her family and the music world are enduring.

She told Entertainment Tonight, “I’ve got a lot of friends up on that big screen and my son, Brandon Blackstock, we let him go to heaven in August, so we’re gonna be celebrating him tonight also.”

“We’ll miss them, and we’re hoping to be with them again someday soon,” Reba said of her loved ones who passed away in 2025.

In addition, the Happy's Place star talked about her friend and the mother of her late son’s kids, Kelly.

“Everybody’s hanging in there. We miss Brandon so much. He was so much life, joy, love. He was a prankster and a character, and we all have a big text chain that we stay together and talk about him and remember him and they’re all excited about tonight also,” Reba McEntire explained.