Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, has passed away after a three-year cancer battle, his family said in a statement. The Silver Bow County Coroner, Dan Hollis, confirmed to TODAY.com that Blackstock's cause of death was melanoma and the manner of death was natural causes.

Brandon Blackstock's official cause of death has come to light, days after the talent agent and ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson died of natural causes at age 48.

Brandon Blackstock, the talent manager and former husband of Kelly Clarkson, died of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, on Aug. 7. The Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis tells PEOPLE Blackstock "passed away peacefully at his home in Butte,