Tributes have poured for music pioneer Jamal Edwards, who has died at the age of 31.The entrepreneur was best known for founding youth broadcasting and film production company SBTV and was awarded an MBE in 2014 for his services to music.
Jamal, who is the son of Loose Women presenter Brenda Edwards, passed away on Sunday “after a sudden illness”. Stars of the entertainment world have been leaving tributes to Jamal, who helped launch the careers of artists like Dave, Stormzy and Ed Sheeran.
Brenda's Loose Women co-stars have also publicly sent support to their friend after her tragic loss. In a lengthy post to Instagram, Brenda's former co-star Andrea McLean wrote: "Jamal Edwards MBE was everything a mother could wish for in a son.
His achievements, which are long and impressive are what the world will remember him for. His legacy, and it is a legacy in the true sense of the word, will carry on in the work he did to support young people in the UK. "He was also funny and cheeky.
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