{
  "id": 8932551,
  "title": "Ed Sheeran says he \"never wanted to be an activist musician\" at first concert since Macklemore drop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ed-sheeran-says-he-never-wanted-to-be-an-activist-musician-at-first",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:23:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ed-sheeran-says-he-never-wanted-to-be-an-activist-musician-at-first-concert-since-macklemore-drop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ed Sheeran performed alone at his first concert since Macklemore was dropped from the tour for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage, resulting in Sheeran's other openers leaving as well. Sheeran told fans he \"never wanted to be an activist musician\" amid the controversy. Vlad Duthiers has the latest.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}