British music entrepreneur gave early platform to rap stars, singers
The Straits Times|February 23, 2022
LONDON • Jamal Edwards, the founder of a YouTube music channel that gave an early platform to British rap stars including Stormzy and Skepta, as well as pop singers such as Ed Sheeran, died on Sunday. He was 31.
British music entrepreneur gave early platform to rap stars, singers

His death of “a sudden illness” was confirmed by his mother, Brenda Edwards, a well-known television presenter in Britain.

“Jamal was an inspiration to myself and so many,” she said in a statement.

Edwards set up the YouTube channel SB.TV in 2006, at first posting clips of rappers performing on street corners and in public housing projects. A few years later, he widened the channel’s focus to include interviews and music in other styles, including pop from emerging artists.

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