Ed Sheeran felt “proud” to make video bringing Jamal Edwards’ imaginative and prescient to life

Ed Sheeran has stated he feels “proud” to have made a video that introduced the late Jamal Edwards’ “imaginative and prescient to life”.

• READ MORE: RIP Jamal Edwards, an inspiration who turned SB.TV right into a Black British cultural dynasty

Edwards suffered a cardiac arrest at residence in Acton, west London on 20 February after taking leisure medicine.

Sheeran revealed that he had approached Edwards a while in the past to make the video for his collaboration with Russ on his newest monitor, ‘Are You Entertained’.

In a brand new submit on Instagram, Sheeran revealed that Edwards had deliberate out the entire video for Sheeran however simply earlier than they began taking pictures, Edwards died.

Sheeran went on to clarify that Edwards’ mum Brenda and his sister Tanisha stated they instructed him they need to nonetheless make the video to be able to make “Jamal’s imaginative and prescient come to life”.

“I felt so unhappy on the day,” Sheeran stated once they began filming, “however very proud.” He went on: “I want Jam was right here to see it, I want we’d achieved it collectively, however he could be buzzing how all his folks got here collectively and introduced his imaginative and prescient to life.”

It’s been unimaginable seeing my Son Jamal’s artistic imaginative and prescient come to life for this video. Large thanks from myself and the entire SBTV Household to Jake Nava,Alistair Khalil, Nicky Caulfield. To Ed and Russ, thanks for believing in Jamal, he’s smiling down. #SelfBelief 💙🕊 pic.twitter.com/yx0CS3jGlH

— Brenda Edwards (@brenda_edwards) July 22, 2022

Sheeran’s submit, which you’ll see in full above, reads: “I used to be having dinner in New York in December when @russ got here as much as my desk, I used to be a fan so we simply sat and ate pasta and drink wine collectively. A number of days later I despatched him the tough thought for this track, the identical day he emailed me again with it completed, which I cherished.

“He stated we must always do a video, so I hit up @jamaledwards, realizing that he would create one thing unimaginable for us. Jamal then deliberate it out for the subsequent couple of months, sending me places, concepts, cameos, attempting to make it one of the best video any of us may make.

“We have been meant to shoot in February, however the day earlier than Russ flew out, Jamal tragically died. Our complete world was the other way up, and I needed to cancel and simply inform Russ it wasn’t taking place, however he was so so understanding, to a degree il always remember. Jamals mum @brendaedwardsglobal and sister @Tanisha.arts_ , just a few weeks later stated we must always nonetheless try to make Jamals imaginative and prescient come to life, so with the assistance of his wonderful manufacturing crew at @radicalmedia_london and @jakenava directing, we shot it.”

“I felt so unhappy on the day, however very proud. I want Jam was right here to see it, I want we’d achieved it collectively, however he could be buzzing how all his folks got here collectively and introduced his imaginative and prescient to life. Russ, thanks for being such an incredible human, and thanks to everybody who made this video occur. Jamal lives on ceaselessly.”

Earlier this yr, Sheeran paid tribute to Edwards following his dying. Jamal’s SB.TV channel helped to launch the careers of Sheeran in addition to artists like Dave and Jessie J.

Writing on his Instagram web page on February 23 alongside an image of Edwards with Sheeran, the singer-songwriter stated: “I haven’t posted something coz I can’t discover the phrases, I can’t reply coz I don’t know what to say. Jamal is my brother. His gentle shone so shiny. He solely used it to light up others and by no means requested for something in return.

“A star’s gentle shines for hundreds of thousands of years after they go, and his will proceed to gentle up each darkish second, we’re all witnessing his energy. I might not be right here with out him, professionally and personally. There’ll by no means be something near what he’s, however I’m so grateful to have existed inside his orbit. My brother, come on.”