{
  "id": 6018473,
  "title": "Macklemore Calls Out ‘Free Palestine’ Onstage, Spurring Petition Demanding He Leave Ed Sheeran Tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/macklemore-calls-out-free-palestine-onstage-spurring-petition",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T18:49:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/macklemore-free-palestine-onstage-petition-ed-sheeran-1236853409/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran on Friday night in New Jersey at the MetLife Stadium, and during his set the rapper sang out “Free Palestine” before launching into a speech, telling the audience he wanted people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know they had not been forgotten. “I believe that every human […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "IAC petition calls on Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore from tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iac-petition-calls-on-ed-sheeran-to-remove-macklemore-from-tour",
        "published": "2026-09-06T10:07:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "IAC calls for Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore as opener after he shouted 'Free Palestine' at show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iac-calls-for-ed-sheeran-to-remove-macklemore-as-opener-after-he",
        "published": "2026-09-06T11:00:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Petition Calls for Macklemore’s Removal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour After Rapper’s “Free Palestine” Onstage Plea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/petition-calls-for-macklemores-removal-from-ed-sheerans-tour-after",
        "published": "2026-09-06T19:41:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Macklemore Calls for ‘Free Palestine’ Onstage, Israeli-American Council Petitions for His Removal From Ed Sheeran Tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/macklemore-calls-for-free-palestine-onstage-israeli-american-council",
        "published": "2026-09-06T19:49:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}