Kellie Pickler Performs for the 1st Time Following Husband’s Death Last Year

The country singer’s husband, Kyle Jacobs, died by suicide in February 2023.

Kellie Pickler performs during the 2010 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn., on June 13, 2010. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Kellie Pickler descended upon the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, this past week to partake in a special tribute concert for the late singer Patsy Cline, marking the country star’s first performance since losing her husband last year.

“I'd be lying if I didn’t say I was not incredibly nervous right now,” the 37-year-old candidly shared as she took the stage of the historic venue on April 22, per a TikTok video published by Music Mayhem Magazine.