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  "id": 7707437,
  "title": "All support acts on Ed Sheeran’s US tour quit after Macklemore dropped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/all-support-acts-on-ed-sheerans-us-tour-quit-after-macklemore-dropped-7707437",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T03:34:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
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    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/all-support-acts-on-ed-sheerans-us-tour-quit-after-macklemore-dropped/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Among them were Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, who said in a statement: \"Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed.\" The post All support acts on Ed Sheeran’s US tour quit after Macklemore dropped appeared first on KBC Digital .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran tour exodus: Finneas and three more acts quit after Macklemore axing over pro-Palestine remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-tour-exodus-finneas-and-three-more-acts-quit-after",
        "published": "2026-09-16T01:03:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheerans-tour-in-trouble-after-opening-acts-drop-out-in-solidarity",
        "published": "2026-09-16T01:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran’s Tour in Trouble after Opening Acts Drop out in Solidarity with Rapper Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheerans-tour-in-trouble-after-opening-acts-drop-out-in-solidarity-7687776",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:39:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "All support acts on Ed Sheeran’s US tour quit after Macklemore dropped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/all-support-acts-on-ed-sheerans-us-tour-quit-after-macklemore-dropped",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:51:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran says it wasn’t his call to drop Macklemore over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-says-it-wasnt-his-call-to-drop-macklemore-over-free",
        "published": "2026-09-16T03:30:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheerans-tour-in-trouble-after-opening-acts-drop-out-in-solidarity-7716088",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:22:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Unpacking the 12 days that threw Ed Sheeran's tour into chaos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/unpacking-the-12-days-that-threw-ed-sheerans-tour-into-chaos",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:09:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Opening acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour as Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/opening-acts-quit-ed-sheerans-tour-as-macklemore-dropped-over-pro",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:15:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheerans-tour-in-trouble-after-opening-acts-drop-out-in-solidarity-7725583",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:41:48.000Z"
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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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