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  "id": 7649905,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:55:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/ed-sheerans-opening-acts-finneas-aaron-rowe-beoga-lukas-graham-drop-out-of-tour-in-solidarity-with-rapper-macklemore-over-pro-palestine-comments/articleshow/134273142.cms"
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  "summary": "Four of Ed Sheeran's supporting acts have quit his tour abruptly. This decision came after rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian remarks. Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, and Lukas Graham are leaving the tour. Finneas, Billie Eilish's collaborator, also withdrew from his South American dates. These artists expressed solidarity with Palestine and its people.",
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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": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:41:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}