Jamal Edwardsfounder of the British online music platform SBTVwhich helped launch the careers of stars such as Ed Sheerandied on Sunday (20) after a sudden illness, his mother said.
Edwards, 31, founded the SBTV at the age of 15 and even received an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2014 for his services to music. He was also an ambassador for the Princes Trust, the charity founded by the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles.
“It is with the deepest pain that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness,” his mother Brenda said in a statement posted on Twitter by Loose Women, a television show she has hosted.
“Jamal was an inspiration to me and many. Our love for him lives on, his legacy lives on.”
SBTV is described on its YouTube channel as a leading youth broadcaster that provides a platform to discover emerging artists. The channel has over a million subscribers and since it was launched in 2006, its videos have been viewed over 800 million times.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Prince Charles are among those who paid tribute to Edwards.
“British music and entertainment has lost one of its brightest stars. My thoughts are with Jamal’s loved ones at this terribly sad time,” Khan wrote on Twitter.
Source: CNN Brasil
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