Reba McEntire has broken her silence after the death of Brandon Blackstock, her stepson. The country music superstar shared a touching message to her various social media platforms on Tuesday (Aug. 12). Brandon Blackstock died on Thursday (Aug. 7) after a 3-year cancer battle.

Reba McEntire is honoring her stepson Brandon Blackstock following the news of his death. About a week after his family revealed he died, McEntire took to Instagram to share some kind words about Blackstock.

Reba McEntire took to social media to mourn the loss of his stepson, Brandon Blackstock. Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, died earlier this month of melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Natural causes were cited as the manner of death.