The country music crooner husband of American Idol star Kellie Pickler has shot himself dead inside their Nashville, Tennessee home. The 49-year-old husband of the singer was found dead on Friday. Kyle Jacobs, 49, had locked himself upstairs in a bedroom and office, where he committed suicide just one day after he wrote an Instagram post celebrating a new musical milestone for his country music career.

Prior to his suicide, Jacobs announced that he was celebrating the work he did on Lee Brice’s hit album Hey World, which Jacobs was proud to say had gone platinum. The work he did on that album helped the record sell so many copies. Jacobs served as a producer on the hit album in addition to playing some acoustic guitar tracks. He also provided backing vocals on the album.
In his final Instagram post, the country musician wrote: “Platinum?! SWEEEET!!! An amazing crew of incredibly talented peeps put this one together…Deeply honored to be a creative part of it… Thank you, Jesus!!!”