Certified by the Butte-Silver Bow County Clerk and Recorder’s office in Butte, Montana, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, the death certificate verified that Blackstock died at 11:13 a.m. at his home in Butte on Thursday, Aug. 7, at the age of 48.

Blackstock died at his home in Butte, Montana, on Aug. 7. He was 48. The death certificate said that his cause of death was malignant melanoma, or a type of skin cancer, with his manner of death listed as natural causes, People magazine reported.

The music executive purchased the scenic property in Butte, Montana, in 2022, and public records list it as Jones' residence as early as April 2024.