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  "id": 7702724,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T04:01:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
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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": "Ed Sheeran has been left without his scheduled supporting acts after four performers withdrew from his Loop tour in solidarity with Macklemore following the rapper's removal over his pro-Palestine comments. Finneas, Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga all announced they were leaving the tour on Tuesday, hours after Sheeran addressed the controversy…",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "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",
        "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."
}