{
  "id": 7958132,
  "title": "Ed Sheeran backlash: Billionaire says musician asked him to donate $2M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ed-sheeran-backlash-billionaire-says-musician-asked-him-to-donate-2m",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:30:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/ed-sheeran-backlash-billionaire-says-musician-asked-him-to-donate-2m/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The request came after Macklemore said he would donate $1m (Ksh. 129.5m) to Palestinian organisations, challenging Kraft to match the sum. The post Ed Sheeran backlash: Billionaire says musician asked him to donate $2M appeared first on KBC Digital .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran urged Robert Kraft to donate $2 million after Macklemore backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ed-sheeran-urged-robert-kraft-to-donate-2-million-after-macklemore",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:15:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Macklemore pledges to donate $1M from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian aid organisations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/macklemore-pledges-to-donate-1m-from-ed-sheeran-tour-to-palestinian",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:48:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}