Kyle Jacobs in 2016.Photo: Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic
Kyle Jacobscelebrated a milestone in his career in his final Instagram post before his apparent suicide.
The songwriter and husband ofAmerican Idolalum Kellie Picklerdied on Friday,the Nashville Police Department said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
The day before his death, Jacobs shared a celebratory Instagram post on the success of Lee Brice’s fifth studio albumHey Worldalbum.
“Platinum?! SWEEEET!!! Anamazing crew of incredibly talented peepsput this one together” wrote Jacobs alongside his post.
He added that he was “Deeply honored to be a creative part of it…Thank you Jesus!!!”
Curb Records announced in November 2021 thatHey Worldhad officially gone gold, and its breakout single “One of Them Girls” had gone double platnum, while “Memory I Don’t Mess With” was a gold single. “Hard to Love” which was featured on Brice’s sophomore album was also a 4X platinum single at the time.
According to All Music,Jacobs served as a composerand producer onHey World.He also played acoustic guitar and provided background vocals.
On Friday, the Nashville Police Department confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE that the Department of Emergency Communications was alerted to a home on Friday at 1:21 p.m. local time.
Police and the Nashville Fire Department arrived at the location and found the songwriter “deceased,” they said in the statement. He was 49.
“His death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.”
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TheDancing with the Starsalum, 36, told authorities that she woke up shortly before but couldn’t find Jacobs. She and her personal assistant called the police after they couldn’t open the door to a room in the house, according to the statement.
Jacobs relocatedfrom Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Nashville in 2000, according to Music City Hitmakers.
He notably penned Garth Brooks' 2007 hit “More Than A Memory and Tim McGraw’s “Still.”
He has also worked with well-known artists likeKelly Clarkson, Randy Travis, Scott McCreery, Josh Kelley, and Clay Walker.
Throughout his career, Jacobs won a CMA Award, an ACM Award, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
He and Pickler tied the knot in a secret ceremony in 2011. They did not have any children.
source: people.com
