Reba McEntire choked back tears as she remembered her stepson Brandon Blackstock in The Voice.
For those who don’t know, Brandon, a talent manager, succumbed to melanoma at the age of 48 on August 7, 2025. He was the son of Narvel Blackstock, Reba’s ex-husband.
Brandon left behind his four children, Savannah and Seth, whom he welcomed with his ex-wife Melissa Ashworth, and River and Remy with Kelly Clarkson before divorcing in 2022.
The Monday, October 27 episode of the NBC singing competition show. The Voice season 28, the 70-year-old American singer and actress was moved when a contestant on her team, Aubrey Nicole, sang beautifully I will love you through this, a song by Martina McBride.
In particular, the song tells the story of a couple facing life after a cancer diagnosis, and Aubrey dedicated the song to her father, who was previously diagnosed with the disease but is now in remission.
Commenting on her performance, coach Snoop Dogg joked that he was unaware of the song, but his eyes filled with tears, to which Reba said, “I know this song. Martina’s. I’ll need it, thank you, Snoop,” as Snoop gave her a tissue to wipe her eyes.
“Martina is a good friend of mine. I lost my oldest son because he didn’t win with cancer. That was a real reminder that life goes on and we sing songs about it so we can remember those around us, who we love so much and who we lean on in times like this. You did a great job,” she said. happy place the star added, referring to Brandon.
