Jamal Edwards' heartbreaking final Instagram post was tribute to 'brother' Ed Sheeran

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Jamal Edwards’ final Instagram post was a tribute to friend Ed Sheeran on his birthday, referring to the singer as a “brother”.

Music pioneer Jamal, who was the founder of music platform SBTV, passed away at the age of 31 on Sunday following a “sudden illness”.The entrepreneur founded the SBTV platform on YouTube in 2006 when he was just 15 and supported artists such as Dave, Stormzy, Jessie J and Ed Sheeran before they became mega-stars.

Jamal formed a friendship with Ed Sheeran and his final social media post was one wishing the singer a happy birthday. Posting a photo of the pair together, Jamal captioned the image: “Happy Birthday to the OG, Ed.

Blessed to have you in my life brother. You know you've been mates a long time when you lose count on the years! Keep smashing it & inspiring us all G!” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Jamal became a key figure in supporting emerging talent in the music industry and was awarded an MBE for his services to music in 2014.