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  "id": 7800357,
  "title": "Which artists have pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Palestine?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/which-artists-have-pulled-out-of-ed-sheerans-tour-over-palestine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:27:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/the-artists-who-pulled-out-of-ed-sheerans-tour-over-palestine?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Supporting acts of Sheeran's US tour have quit in solidarity with Macklemore, banned for saying 'Free Palestine'.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Artists exit Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore pro-Palestinian comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/artists-exit-sheeran-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore-pro",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:24:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Watch: Will Ed Sheeran cancel his tour as support acts quit?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/watch-will-ed-sheeran-cancel-his-tour-as-support-acts-quit",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:34:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Acts abandon Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore barred over ‘Free Palestine’ comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/acts-abandon-ed-sheeran-tour-after-macklemore-barred-over-free",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:32:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran speaks out on dropping Macklemore from tour, says it was promoters' decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-speaks-out-on-dropping-macklemore-from-tour-says-it-was",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:30:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "What to know about Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was cut and artists dropped out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/what-to-know-about-ed-sheerans-tour-after-macklemore-was-cut-and",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:30:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
}