Kyle Jacobs, a country music producer, and songwriter who co-starred in a CMT documentary with his wife, singer Kellie Pickler, has died, according to Nashville police. He was 49 years old.
Jacobs allegedly died by suicide on Friday at his Nashville home, according to authorities.
CNN has contacted Picker’s representatives for comment.
According to Nashville’s Department of Emergency Communications, a 911 call was received at 1:21 p.m. local time on Friday. Officers and personnel from the Nashville Fire Department responded to Picker and Jacobs’ home on Sneed Road.
A police statement said Pickler told police she woke up a short time ago, did not see her husband, and began looking for him. The statement said that after she and a personal assistant were unable to open the door to an upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant called officers.
Jacobs, a music producer, has worked with artists including Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, Darius Rucker, and Tim McGraw. He won an Academy of Country Music Award in 2014 for his work as a producer on Lee Brice’s “I Drive Your Truck”.
Jacobs often shared updates of their musical collaborations on Instagram.
“One of my favorite things as a songwriter is writing songs in beautiful places with beautiful hearts,” he wrote in a 2021 post.
Pickler is best known for his participation in Season 5 “American Idol”, which helped launch his career as a musician and television personality. Jacobs starred alongside Pickler in the docu-comedy series “I Love Kellie Pickler”, which debuted in 2015 and proved to be a rating hit for CMT. It ran for three seasons.
In a statement posted on CMT’s official Twitter account, the network said: “Our thoughts and prayers are with Kellie Pickler and the rest of the Jacobs family.”
In a 2015 interview about his reality show, Jacobs said he was more accustomed to being behind the scenes rather than on camera, but felt at ease collaborating with his wife on the project.
Jacobs said, “I’m just going to be me and be with my wife and just be us.”
He added, “We’ve just built such a foundation of trust and love… no matter what the job is, if it ever comes in the way of our marriage, it comes in the way. Our marriage comes first.”