{
  "id": 7975922,
  "title": "Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft are each donating $2 million to match Macklemore's donation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ed-sheeran-and-robert-kraft-are-each-donating-2-million-to-match",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T05:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/ed-sheeran-and-robert-kraft-are-each-donating-2-million-to-match-macklemores-donation-1.500677681"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: The Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Robert Kraft saga has taken another turn, with Kraft revealing that Sheeran is donating $2 million (Dh7.35 million) toward humanitarian relief tied to the crisis in Gaza, and that Kraft himself is matching that amount. Between Sheeran, Kraft and Macklemore's own earlier pledge, the total now stands at roughly $5 million (Dh18.36 million) in donations tied to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Macklemore backed by stars after Ed Sheeran tour removal: Lewis Hamilton says ‘Thank you for using your voice’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/macklemore-backed-by-stars-after-ed-sheeran-tour-removal-lewis",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Artists exit Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore pro-Palestinian comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/artists-exit-sheeran-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore-pro",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:10:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}