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  "id": 7700497,
  "title": "All of Ed Sheeran's opening acts withdraw from tour in support of Macklemore over Palestine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/all-of-ed-sheerans-opening-acts-withdraw-from-tour-in-support-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T04:01:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/09/16/all-of-ed-sheerans-opening-acts-withdraw-from-tour-in-support-of-macklemore-over-palestine/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "All four of Ed Sheeran's opening acts have withdrawn from his Loop tour in solidarity with Macklemore over his pro-Palestine comments. Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Beoga all announced their departure on Tuesday, following Macklemore's removal from the remaining tour dates. Macklemore's comments during a speech in New Jersey on September 4, where he said \"free Palestine,\" led to a petition from the Israeli American Council and objections from venue owners. Sheeran stated that several stadium owners refused to host the shows if Macklemore remained on the bill.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran blames US tour promoter for dropping Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ed-sheeran-blames-us-tour-promoter-for-dropping-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-15T22:21:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran says dropping Macklemore from U.S. concert tour was not his decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-says-dropping-macklemore-from-u-s-concert-tour-was-not-his",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:49:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "All of Ed Sheeran's opening acts withdraw from tour in support of Macklemore over Palestine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/all-of-ed-sheerans-opening-acts-withdraw-from-tour-in-support-of-7702724",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:01:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}