{
  "id": 7592793,
  "title": "Macklemore taken off Ed Sheeran's US tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/macklemore-taken-off-ed-sheerans-us-tour",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:34:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/video/20260915-macklemore-taken-off-ed-sheeran-s-us-tour"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "🎤 American rapper Macklemore has been removed as the opening act for British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's US tour after the former made statements supporting his pro-Palestine stance on stage. The Grammy-winning-artist has been vocal about his position over the past few years, releasing a song titled \"Hind's Hall\" in solidarity with Palestinians which pays homage to five-year-old Hind Rajab,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran responds following row surrounding Macklemore's departure from tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-responds-following-row-surrounding-macklemores-departure",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Who is Robert Kraft, pro-Israel billionaire who cancelled Macklemore?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/who-is-robert-kraft-pro-israel-billionaire-who-cancelled-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:27:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}