Kellie Pickler Returns to Stage for First Performance Since Husband Kyle Jacobs' Death


by E! Online

E! Online— Kellie Pickler is back on stage. The American Idol alum performed for the first time since her husband Kyle Jacobs' death last year, participating in a show honoring the late Patsy Cline at

Us Weekly—Kellie Pickler Performs for 1st Time Since Husband Kyle Jacobs' Death. Kellie Pickler returned to the stage for the first time since her husband, Kyle Jacobs, died by suicide in February 2023. Pickler, 37, performed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Monday, April 22, as part of Walkin' After Midnight, a tribute event for the late Patsy Cline. "How we doin' tonight, y'all? I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm incredibly nervous right now," she said in a video shared via TikTok while addressing the crowd. "It's been the first time I've been up on stage in a...

The Independent—Kellie Pickler honours late husband with emotional first stage performance since his death. 'American Idol' star's husband, singer-songwriter Kyle Jacobs, died in February 2023.

New York Post—Kellie Pickler performs live for the first time since husband Kyle Jacobs' suicide: 'I know he is here with us'. Fourteen months after her husband Kyle Jacobs committed suicide in February 2023, Kellie Pickler returned to the stage to perform for the first time since his death on Monday night at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium.