Kellie Picker continues to take brave steps into the public eye following the tragic passing of her husband, Kyle Jacobs in February 2023.

TMZ reported on April 23, 2024, that Kellie spoke out and performed for the first time since last year’s devastating incident.

Kellie’s First Performance Since Husband’s, Kyle, Death

Kellie sang at a Patsy Cline tribute in Nashville on Monday evening, April 22nd, and her stunning appearance at the Ryman Auditorium made the crowd super-emotional.

One TikTok user captured Kellie’s performance. The video started as Kellie walked on stage at the Ryman, looking sensational in a long, sparkly dress with black and silver panels and her wavy, platinum-blonde hair flowing over one shoulder.

Kellie had a beautiful smile, and with genuine Southern hospitality, she asked the audience how they were “doing tonight, y’all?”

As they cheered and supported her on stage, Kellie uttered a “woo hoo” and said, “Right back at you.” But then, Kellie made a shocking confession to the audience.

She admitted, “I’d be lying  if I didn’t say I was not incredibly nervous right now,” and she explained that it was the first time she’d been on stage in quite “a while.”

Kellie also honored the late great Patsy Cline, telling everyone that Patsy’s incredible voice and songs were a “huge reason” why she fell in love with country music.

Kellie Said ‘Kyle is With Us Here Tonight’

Then, Kellie told everyone a deeply personal story. She explained that the song she was performing, “The Woman I Am,” was written by Kellie and Kyle over a decade earlier. 

After that touching moment, Kellie told an even more personal story.

She admitted to the audience that the last time she’d been at the Ryman, she was on a date night with Kyle. 

“Kyle is with us here tonight,” she added.  

Then, she stood before the microphone as the band began to play. Her vocals filled the air, and TMZ reported that Kellie put on “one helluva performance that almost brought down the house.”

As Kellie gradually moves on from her terrible loss, she’s also made the hard decision to give up the places that remind her of her late husband. 

Kellie to Sell the Custom-built Home She Lived in With Kyle

TMZ reported in December 2023 that Kellie was selling the four-bedroom, five-bath custom-built home she’d lived in with Kyle, and the house was listed for almost three million dollars.

Kellie bought the house for herself in February 2010, and the listing noted that it was constructed with “10×10 cedar posts” and a “two-story fireplace in the great room” for a “cabin-in-the-woods feel.”

The backyard features a luxurious pool, and TMZ reported that Kellie purchased the home for just over $1.4 million, so “she stands to make a handsome profit.” 

However, making a profit must be the last thing on Kellie’s mind as she leaves the place she once lived in so happily with her late husband.

On April 11, 2024, Taste of Country reported that Kellie had lowered the asking price on her unsold “luxurious Nashville mansion.” Kellie put her mansion on the market just over ten months after Kyle’s passing, and in March 2024, she reduced the asking price on her “estate” from just under three million to $2.6 million.

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Taste of Country also described Kellie’s house as having a grand “wine cellar, laundry rooms on each floor, and a screened porch that overlooks the terraced backyard and pool area.”

Kelly Thankful for Family, Friends, and Supporters

Kellie stayed out of the public eye for about seven months after Kyle took his own life. 

In August 2023, she released a statement to People magazine, and Kellie sounded gracious and loving to her fans and followers as she spoke about the pain of losing her husband. 

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In her statement, Kellie thanked “family, friends, and supporters for the countless letters, calls, and messages that you have sent my way.” She revealed that it “truly touched” her soul, and Kellie said it was helping her to “get through the darkest time” in her life so far. 

People worldwide are rooting for Kellie, and the UK’s Daily Mail reported that Kellie received a “standing ovation” after her stunning performance at the Patsy Cline tribute in Nashville.

The Daily Mail wrote that Kellie’s fans still love her music, and she currently gets about “291,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.” 

Why Kellie Didn’t Attend Kyle’s Memorial Service

Kellie had planned to host an “intimate memorial” for Kyle in the fall of 2023. A three-hour celebration of Kyle’s life took place at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Tennessee, on September 25th, but inside sources claimed that Kellie was too distraught to attend this live-streamed service.

Shockingly, the Daily Mail also reported that Kellie declined to “serve as the administrator” of Kyle’s estate following his passing. Kyle’s parents, Reed and Sharon Jacobs, “took control.” 
Allegedly, Reed and Sharon “issued subpoenas for all of his phone records, texts, and iCloud data,” but Radar Online reported that Reed and Sharon’s subpoenas were denied based on a federal privacy law called the Stored Communications Act.