Ed Sheeran has credited Jamal Edwards with helping to forge his professional career, saying in a tribute he “would not be here without him”.
Music entrepreneur Edwards, who died on Sunday at the age of 31, gained fame after setting up the music platform SBTV in 2006, and was credited with helping to launch a string of UK music acts to stardom, including Dave, Jessie J and Sheeran.
Sharing a photo on Instagram of the younger-looking pair, the Thinking Out Loud singer, 31, captioned it: “I haven’t posted anything coz I can’t find the words, I can’t reply coz I don’t know what to say.
