Kelly Clarkson has put her family first amid ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s private cancer battle, with a source shedding light into how she’s been coping. “Kelly’s work schedule has been difficult over the last few months as she needed to take care of her kids,

Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager and former husband of singer Kelly Clarkson, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 48.

Clarkson, the "American Idol" star who shared two children with Blackstock, had just announced she was stepping away from concerts to support her family.