Kellie Pickler

Kyle Jacobs, a songwriter and the husband of former "American Idol" contestant and country music star Kellie Pickler, has died by an apparent suicide.

"Nobody knows the woman I am better than my husband," she told USA TODAY in November 2013. Pickler won Season 16 of "Dancing With the Stars" while competing with her professional partner Derek Hough in 2013. "And the good news for me is…She loves me too…:)" Pickler and Jacobs wed in 2011. Nashville’s Department of Emergency Communications received the 911 call at 1:21 pm. He's also written songs for Kelly Clarkson, Scotty McCreery, his wife and many others.

On Friday, Nashville Police confirmed to Rolling Stone that Kyle Jacobs had died of suicide at his home in Tennessee.

1 singles for Lee Brice, including “Hard to Love” and “Drinking Class.” “An amazing crew of incredibly talented peeps put this one together…Deeply honored to be a creative part of it…Thank you Jesus!!!” he wrote. He also wrote tracks such as “Still” by Tim McGraw, “Dust” by Eli Young Band, and produced four No. After she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant telephoned 911,” police said. Jacobs worked with numerous country singers throughout his life, and wrote Garth Brooks’ “More Than a Memory,” which debuted at No. Jacobs and Pickler got married in 2011 and were featured in a reality show called I Love Kelly Pickler in 2015.

Cops said they received a 911 call at 1:21 pm from the house and found Jacobs, 49, with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in a locked bedroom.

I asked him for advice, about what it takes to take my music out of my living room to become a full-time published songwriter. After she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant telephoned 911,” police said in a statement. In 2014 Jacobs won an ACM Award as producer of Lee Brice's ‘I Drive Your Truck,’” the Academy of Country Music Awards tweeted.

Kellie Pickler's husband, Kyle Jacobs, has died by apparent suicide at the age of 49. The couple got married in 2011 and doesn't have any kids.

[“I Love Kellie Pickler,”](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5105306/) from 2015 to 2017. [wrote on Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CotUKJyuW8W/) [confirmed to The Post](https://nypost.com/2023/02/17/kellie-picklers-husband-kyle-jacobs-dead-at-49-by-suicide-cops/) that Jacobs was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot at the couple’s home on Friday.

Kellie Pickler's husband died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday; he was 49.

….sounds nice :)" Jacobs." "We would've gotten married that night had there been a preacher walking by!" Pickler, who got her start on American Idol, said of the proposal. An amazing crew of incredibly talented peeps put this one together…Deeply honored to be a creative part of it…Thank you Jesus!!!" The Dancing with the Stars alum, 36, told authorities that she woke up shortly before but couldn't find Jacobs.

Nashville songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs — who wrote hits for Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw and co-starred on TV with his wife, country singer Kellie Pickler ...

"Kinda cool seeing how a song created in a little room on Music Row can reach so many people," he wrote. [Jacobs remained active on social media](https://www.instagram.com/kylecjacobs/) through Thursday, when he celebrated Brice's recent platinum success with "Hey World." Jacobs married Pickler, a former "American Idol" contestant and country star, in 2011.

One day before Kellie Pickler's husband, Kyle Jacobs, died by apparent suicide, he celebrated the success of Lee Brice's fifth album, which he produced.

Condolences to Kellie Pickler and Kyle’s family and friends. “In 2015 Kellie Pickler and Her Husband Kyle Jacobs came on The Real… Check on your family and friends. Kyle was a talented musician and you could see the love they had for each other.. Kyle will live on through his music 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾,” He was 49.

Jacobs was found by law enforcement and fire department personnel with "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound" in an upstairs room in the Nashville home he ...

1 country album of the year by Rolling Stone and was included on the Washington Post's "Best of 2012" list, according to Pickler's website. Pickler, who grew up in North Carolina, rose to fame as a contestant on American Idol's fifth season, where she finished sixth place. Pickler reported to police that she woke up that day a short time earlier and could not find Jacobs.

According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, a 911 call was received at 1:21 p.m. on Friday from a home on Sneed Road. Upon arrival, the fire ...

1 country airplay singles for Lee Brice — “Hard to Love,” “I Drive Your Truck,” “Drinking Class” and “Rumor” — in addition to collaborating with Pickler, Kelly Clarkson, Scotty McCreery and Darius Rucker. After she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant telephoned 911.” His death is being investigated as an apparent suicide,” according to a statement from the MNPD.