The singer is now having to deal with the fallout from the shock revelation that Brandon Blackstock, who died last week, was romantically involved with her former assistant.

Brandon Blackstock found love again after his divorce from Kelly Clarkson, and she had an interesting tie to the talk show host. “[Brittney and Brandon] started building a life, building companies, and working tirelessly to create Headwaters Livestock Auction and what will live on as his

Both Clarkson and McEntire are reportedly missing tapings of The Voice after Blackstock’s August 7 death from melanoma (a form of skin cancer). Seasons 28 and 29 of the show are filming pre-taped episodes this summer, but McEntire and Clarkson are going to have to sit a few out, according to The U.S. Sun.