United Kingdom, Dec. 17 -- Reba McEntire has paid tribute to her late stepson, Brandon Blackstock, on what would have been his 49th birthday (16.12.25).

The talent manager passed away in August, aged 48, following a private battle with cancer, and the 70-year-old country music star has admitted the family "miss [him] a bunch".

Reba shared a photo with Brandon, her stepdaughters, Shawna and Chassidy, her biological son Shelby, whom she had with ex-husband Narval Blackstock, on Instagram to mark Brandon's heavenly birthday.

She captioned the post: "Happy birthday Brandon! We love and miss you a bunch. [three red heart emojis]."

Reba recently revealed Brandon's children are "taking it one day at a time" after losing their dad.

She told ...