BREAKING NEWS: Jamal Edwards, a music entrepreneur best known for founding media platform SBTV, has died at the age of 31.
LONDON -- Jamal Edwards, a music entrepreneur best known for founding media platform SBTV, has died at the age of 31.
"It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness. Myself, his sister Tanisha and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated. He was the center of our world," the statement read. In 2006, he launched SBTV as an online platform to showcase emerging artists. He gave early exposure and helped launch the careers of artists like Dave, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran and Skepta."Everyone in my area was an MC and I thought 'Alright if everyone is doing MCing what else can I do that's around the music?'" he told BBC Radia 1Xtra in 2017.
FILE - Britain's Prince Charles sits on a sofa with Jamal Edwards during a live session at the launch of the Prince's Trust Summer Sessions in Chatham, England, July 7, 2013.Following the news of his death, tributes have poured in from music industry heavyweights, sports stars and political figures., along with the caption: 'My first ever interview was with you. Jamal, Our endless talks on music and the belief you had in me and so many of us before we even believed in ourselves.
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