The post does not give any further details about her absence, but it does state "personal circumstances" as the reason for her decision. Fans know that Clarkson is grieving the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, the father of her two children. He died on Aug. 7.

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’s ex, to whom she was married from 2013 to 2020, died on Aug. 3 following a yearslong private battle with melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. He was 48.

Kelly Clarkson has cancelled a performance at the Band Together Texas benefit concert in the wake of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock's death.