Dave hails impact of late ‘brother’ Jamal Edwards during O2 arena concert
paid an emotional tribute to Jamal Edwards during his concert at London’s O2 arena, telling the audience the SBTV founder was ‘the reason I’m standing in front of you guys here today’. The rapper, 23, paused his show at the 20,000-capacity venue on Monday night to deliver a speech hailing the work of the music entrepreneur, who died from a ‘sudden illness’ last month aged 31. Edwards, son of Loose Woman panellist Brenda Edwards, was also credited with helping to launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran and Jessie J through his influential YouTube channel.