{
  "id": 7407172,
  "title": "Macklemore booted from Ed Sheeran tour over pro-Palestine remarks [UPDATED]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/macklemore-booted-from-ed-sheeran-tour-over-pro-palestine-remarks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/macklemore-booted-tour-palestine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The tour of Ed Sheeran, which included Macklemore as the opening act, has been canceled due to the rapper's pro-Palestine remarks. Stadiums in multiple cities, including Philadelphia, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Tampa, Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Arlington, Texas, objected to the rapper's continued participation. Macklemore addressed the news on Instagram, stating that the victims are the Palestinian people and that his message was for peace and equality. The Israeli-American Council also celebrated the decision, emphasizing that advocacy should not obscure the responsibility of Hamas.",
  "summary": "The \"Thrift Shop\" rapper called for dignity, respect, and equality during a tour stop earlier this month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}