{
  "id": 11226941,
  "title": "Bono Says Ed Sheeran Worried About Getting ‘Into Politics’ on Their Song About the War in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/bono-says-ed-sheeran-worried-about-getting-into-politics-on-their",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:51:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/music/bono-ed-sheeran-ukraine-song-yours-eternally-u2-politics/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent interview with Rolling Stone UK, U2 frontman Bono addressed criticism surrounding Ed Sheeran’s involvement in their song \"Yours Eternally,\" which was inspired by a Ukrainian soldier during the war with Russia. Bono acknowledged that Sheeran had expressed hesitation about engaging in politics on the collaboration, stating that Sheeran had asked Bono, \"You’re not going to get me into politics, are you?\" Bono then explained that they had reached an agreement, with Bono agreeing that \"you can’t be pushing people around.\" The article also covered Macklemore’s removal from Sheeran’s tour due to his on-stage support of Palestine and Gaza, which led to other artists, including Macklemore, leaving the Loop Tour in solidarity with the Palestinians.",
  "summary": "Sheeran and U2 collaborated on \"Yours Eternally\" earlier this year before his Free Palestine fallout with Macklemore The post Bono Says Ed Sheeran Worried About Getting ‘Into Politics’ on Their Song About the War in Ukraine appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}