Meet Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s Ex-Husband (Photo Credit: Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Kelly Clarkson Postponed Shows Due To Her Ex-Husband’s Illness

On Wednesday (August 6), Kelly Clarkson announced she is postponing the rest of her August dates for her Las Vegas residency, Studio Sessions.

“Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas. While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children’s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them.”

She continued, “I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows and I so appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding.”

 

Kelly Clarkson announces she is postponing her Las Vegas residency to be there for her kids (Photo Credit: Kelly Clarkson / Instagram)
Her August 8, 9, 16, and 17 shows are affected by the postponement. No word on when they will be rescheduled, but it does sound promising that she used the word “postpone” and not “cancel.”

Her children’s father is Brandon Blackstock, her ex-husband.

Who Is Brandon Blackstock?

Publicly, Brandon Blackstock was probably best known for being married to music superstar Kelly Clarkson.

NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 06: Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

The pair met briefly in May 2006 at an ACM Awards rehearsal when Blackstock was still married to his first wife, Melissa Ashworth. The music manager and Ashworth share two kids together: Savannah and Seth.

She appeared at the country awards show to perform “What Hurts The Most” with Rascal Flatts, and Blackstock was the band’s tour manager. Brandon’s dad, Narvel, was Kelly’s manager. Clarkson has admitted in interviews that she didn’t even talk to Blackstock that day.

The pair met once again in 2012 at the Super Bowl when she sang the National Anthem and Blackstock’s client, Blake Shelton, performed “America the Beautiful” with his then-wife, Miranda Lambert. This time, Blackstock was single.

Just a few days later, they went on their first date. Ten months after that, they were engaged and they got married on October 20, 2013.

In June 2014, they welcomed their first child together, a daughter named River Rose. In April 2016, their son Remington Alexander was born.

The family lived in Nashville for a while, but once Kelly booked The Voice and eventually her own talk show in 2019, they relocated to Los Angeles.

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 06: (Exclusive Coverage) Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson backstage after she performed songs from her new album “The Meaning of Life” at The Rainbow Room on September 6, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Atlantic Records)

When the world shut down in March 2020, the Blackstock family decided to do their social distancing on their ranch in Montana, where Clarkson continued to film her show virtually, even giving her audience a tour of their property at the end of March 2020.