{
  "id": 7430266,
  "title": "Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/macklemore-dropped-from-ed-sheerans-tour-over-pro-palestinian",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T00:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260915/macklemore-dropped-from-ed-sheerans-tour-over-pro-palestinian-comments-onstage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran's tour following his pro-Palestinian remarks during a recent performance at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium. The Grammy-winning rapper made similar comments about Palestinians' situation for years, but Macklemore stated that being on the same stage as Sheeran at major stadiums in America made the issue more pressing. Macklemore shared his exclusion from the Loop tour on Instagram, mentioning that several U.S. venues had prohibited him from performing as Sheeran's opening act due to his comments. Despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Sheeran has not commented on the matter.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK — Macklemore said Monday that he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran 's tour over pro-Palestinian comments made by the Grammy-winning rapper earlier this month onstage at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium. Macklemore said on Instagram that several U.S. venues told the promoter they would prohibit him from performing as Sheeran's opening act for the Loop tour. As a result, he wrote, Sheeran's…",
  "key_points": [
    "Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran's tour",
    "Pro-Palestinian remarks during New Jersey performance",
    "Several U.S. venues barred Macklemore from opening for Sheeran"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour signals that some US venues and promoters are taking a harder line on artists expressing pro-Palestinian views, affecting their touring and performing opportunities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/macklemore-dropped-from-ed-sheerans-tour-over-pro-palestinian-7432516",
        "published": "2026-09-15T00:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}