Charles Kelley, the co-lead vocalist and founding member of the country band Lady A, has been diagnosed with the rare blood cancer multiple myeloma. “Hey everybody. Just wanted to give a quick update on some health issues I’m dealing with,” Kelley said in a video on Instagram. “I had [a] couple random rib fractures that happened, which sparked my doctor into having me do several different blood tests. And one of the last blood tests we did, they found a blood cancer in there called multiple myeloma, and it’s rare.” “I’m young, I feel healthy, and the treatments I will say have just come so far, even in the past five years,” he continued. “Even life expectancy just far exceeds what it used to be and, I don’t know, I feel really hopeful. I really do.” variety.com/2026/music/news/…