British music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards dies at 31, his platform helped launch Ed Sheeran, Stormzy


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Music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, who helped launch the careers of artistes including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Stormzy, has died. He was 31. Photo: AP

Jamal Edwards, who changed the British rap and grime industry with his YouTube page, died Sunday (Feb 20) after a “sudden illness” at age 31.

“Myself, his sister Tanisha and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated,” his mother, Loose Women panelist Brenda Edwards, said in a statement. “He was the centre of our world.”

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