{
  "id": 7576876,
  "title": "Ed Sheeran on Dropping Macklemore From Tour Over Palestine Remarks: “The Promoter’s Decision, Not Mine”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-on-dropping-macklemore-from-tour-over-palestine-remarks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:23:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-speaks-out-dropping-macklemore-tour-1236700978/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“I am not complicit. I have my personal views on this devastating conflict. Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn’t mean I don’t have them, and it doesn’t mean I don’t care,“ the singer said in a statement shared on Instagram.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran Says Dropping Macklemore From Tour Was ‘Promoter’s Decision, Not Mine,’ Explains Why He’s Not Speaking Out on Israel and Palestine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-says-dropping-macklemore-from-tour-was-promoters-decision",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:10:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran Says Dropping Macklemore Was Not His Decision: ‘I Am Not Complicit’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-says-dropping-macklemore-was-not-his-decision-i-am-not",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:34:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}