In addition to sharing author rights of Kimberley Locke's Top 10 hit, "8th World Wonder", Jacobs' songs have been recorded by artists such as Trace Adkins, Jo Dee Messina, Craig Morgan,[3] Tim McGraw, Kellie Pickler (his wife), Clay Walker, Kelly Clarkson, Scotty McCreery, and many others.

Jacobs had also collaborated with top writers and artists, including Darius Rucker, Rachel Thibodeau, and Wynonna.

On June 23, 2010, country music star Kellie Pickler announced her engagement to Jacobs,[4] who proposed to her after two and a half years of dating on June 15, 2010, her late grandmother's birthday,[5] while on a beach at sunset.

[6] Jacobs was also part of the founding of UTEC (United Teens Encounter Christ) in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota where he played in the music team.

Jacobs died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound[7] in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 17, 2023[8] at age 49.