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.

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.

Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs were married from 2011 until his death in February 2023 — relive their sweetest couple moments.

“On that date in 2010, Kyle and I were in Rosemary Beach, [Florida], on what he told me was just a ‘vacation’ …That evening, after a romantic dinner, we took a sunset stroll on the beach … “It’s true!” Pickler’s rep told Us of the proposal. “I’m not ready — I’m 22, I just started out — I’m not ready to put my husband first,” Pickler confessed during the 2009 radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. “No, we started writing the next day,” she added. and I couldn’t imagine being with anyone else.” I’m a songwriter.”

Kellie Pickler's husband Kyle Jacobs was found dead after an apparent suicide at the American Idol alum's Nashville, Tenn., home on Feb.

"I clock in and I do my job and then I come home and I'm a wife," she said. I clock out of that world as quick as possible and I keep my feet on solid ground in the real world. [found dead](https://eonline.com/news/death) after an apparent suicide at her Tennessee home on Feb. Our show is love and laughter." Jacobs' wife, Kellie Pickler, reported that she awoke a short time earlier," the statement noted, "did not see her husband, and began looking for him." local time after she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to a bedroom/office upstairs, police said.

Kellie Pickler's husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, was found dead in an apparent suicide at the singer's home in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday. He was 49.

The husband of the American Idol alum was found dead Friday, the Nashville Police Department confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

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.

Kellie Pickler's husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, was found dead in an apparent suicide at the singer's home in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday. 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.