{
  "id": 7755641,
  "title": "Sheeran says Israeli critic Macklemore axed from tour at promoter's behest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sheeran-says-israeli-critic-macklemore-axed-from-tour-at-promoters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/sheeran-says-israeli-critic-macklemore-axed-tour-promoters-behest"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Kanishka Singh Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said the decision to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was made by organisers, not him, after he failed to defuse the latest show-business furore over the Gaza conflict. Macklemore, a longtime critic of Israel's assault on Gaza, was axed from the U.S. leg of Sheeran's Loop Tour after his \"Free Palestine\"…",
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  },
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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."
}