WorldPingThe star-studded Sondheim musical has hit the buffers after a second star, Jonathan Bailey, joined his Wicked colleague Ariana Grande and left the production First, it was Ariana Grande who dropped out .
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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After “Free Palestine” Remarks
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Grande previously said she would take a “step back” from public life and reports the Empire Street Productions were actively searching for replacements…
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WorldPingMacklemore has responded to being dropped from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour, after comments he made onstage about Palestine drew controversy.
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WorldPingAmerican rapper Macklemore will no longer be supporting Ed Sheeran‘s Loop Tour amid a backlash against his “free Palestine” pleas.
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WorldPingThe American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium show Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the US leg of Ed Sheeran ’s Loop tour, after the American rapper drew headlines for sayi…
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Sheeran's tour promoter Messina Touring Group said venues told the company they "will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans."…
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WorldPingAfter 2025’s wildly lucrative reunion, the Gallagher brothers will tour the UK, Ireland and US, and revisit the Hertfordshire site of their greatest live triumph • From the archive: How did the Guardian cover Oasis at Knebworth 1996?
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