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  "id": 7621032,
  "title": "Ed Sheeran Opener Aaron Rowe Departs Tour in Solidarity With Macklemore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-opener-aaron-rowe-departs-tour-in-solidarity-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:41:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-opener-aaron-rowe-departs-tour-macklemore-palestine-1236702494/"
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  "summary": "“I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage murder of children,\" Rowe wrote on Instagram.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence As Macklemore Dropped From Tour Over Gaza Remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-breaks-silence-as-macklemore-dropped-from-tour-over-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:40:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore Leaving Tour: Venue, Promoter Made ‘Final’ Decisions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-breaks-silence-on-macklemore-leaving-tour-venue-promoter",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:57:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran Opener Aaron Rowe Pulls Out of Tour After Macklemore Dropped: ‘I Cannot Allow Billionaires to Silence Rightful Voices’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-opener-aaron-rowe-pulls-out-of-tour-after-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:11:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Aaron Rowe Leaves Ed Sheeran Tour in Solidarity With Macklemore & Palestinians: ‘I Would Lose All Respect for Myself’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/aaron-rowe-leaves-ed-sheeran-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:40:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran Tour Openers Finneas & Aaron Rowe Withdraw After Macklemore Dropped For “Free Palestine” Remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-tour-openers-finneas-aaron-rowe-withdraw-after-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-15T20:10:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran's opening acts quit tour in solidarity with Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheerans-opening-acts-quit-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:55:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
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