British music entrepreneur, director and founder of the online urban music platform SBTV, Jamal Edwards, is dead.
He died aged 31.
His death is coming days after he attended the 2022 Brit Awards.
In November 2021, the YouTube sensation joined his mother, Brenda Edwards, on ITV’s show Loose Women, where he discussed how he built a multi-million-pound business and how she inspired him.
He also became an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, a youth charity run by the Prince of Wales, which helps young people set up their own companies.
The entrepreneur first got into filmmaking at the age of 15 when his parents gave him a video camera for Christmas.
Fans and friends have flooded the microblogging platform, Twitter, to pay tributes to him.
The Mobo Awards official page said: “We are deeply saddened to learn of Jamal Edwards passing.
“As the founder of @SBTVonline, his groundbreaking work & legacy in British music and culture will live on. Our hearts and thoughts are with his friends and family.
Lady Leshurr on twitter said: “I’m in tears. So heartbreaking to hear the news of Jamal Edwards prayers to his family and loved ones nothing makes sense anymore @SBTVonline.
Comedian and presenter Mo Gilligan said: “A truly humble and blessed soul.
“Your legacy will live on for years & you’ve inspired a whole generation. Rest easy Jamal Edwards.”
