Kelly Clarkson’s top priority is her kids after her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s death. The “Since U Been Gone” singer, 43, has “been devastated” for her daughter, River, 11, and son Remington, 9, whom she shared with Blackstock, ever since their father was diagnosed with cancer over three years ago.

Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager known as both the ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson and the former stepson of Reba McEntire, has died. He was 48.

Kelly Clarkson's ex husband and father of her two children, Brandon Blackstock, has died, and the family's loss makes their last Instagram posts even sadder.