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  "id": 7788909,
  "title": "Gigi Hadid backs Macklemore amid Ed Sheeran tour controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/gigi-hadid-backs-macklemore-amid-ed-sheeran-tour-controversy-7788909",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:03:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1553900/gigi-hadid-backs-macklemore-amid-ed-sheeran-tour-controversy-2/"
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  "summary": "Gigi Hadid has expressed her support for rapper Macklemore amid a controversy surrounding his removal from Ed Sheeran's North American tour. Macklemore was dropped from the tour after making pro-Palestinian comments during performances in New Jersey, including shouting \"Free Palestine!\" and telling Palestinians they were \"not forgotten.\"\n\nThe decision to remove Macklemore from the tour was made by the promoter, Messina Touring Group, not Ed Sheeran, according to Sheeran's Instagram post. Sheeran stated that venue managers, including Robert Kraft, owner of Boston's Gillette Stadium, had communicated that they would pull the shows if Macklemore was still supporting.\n\nIn solidarity with Macklemore, four supporting acts - Finneas, Beoga, Aaron Rowe, and Lukas Graham - quit Ed Sheeran's tour. Finneas, who has previously advocated for Palestinians, stated that \"artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed\" and added that he stands with Palestine and its people.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after Pro-Palestine acts drop out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheerans-tour-in-trouble-after-pro-palestine-acts-drop-out",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:54:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran's live band & all 4 openers drop out from tour in solidarity with Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheerans-live-band-all-4-openers-drop-out-from-tour-in-solidarity",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:00:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Gigi Hadid backs Macklemore amid Ed Sheeran tour controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/gigi-hadid-backs-macklemore-amid-ed-sheeran-tour-controversy",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:04:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Artists exit Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/artists-exit-sheeran-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemores-pro",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:07:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}