WorldPingThe mega-star spoke about the issue and about Israel and Gaza at his first concert since rapper Macklemore was removed from his tour and other artists dropped out.
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WorldPingAs Ed Sheeran returns to the stage amid the fallout from dropping Macklemore as his tour opener, he’s addressing the controversy head-on.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingEd Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
"What happened in Israel and at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
WorldPing‘We now extend our call for boycotting Ed Sheeran's entire world tour, including the upcoming Latin American dates and the as-yet-unannounced European leg,’ the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel said…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
“This has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet," Sheeran said…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
WorldPingEd Sheeran’s return to the Loop Tour drew protesters to the City of Brotherly Love amid ongoing fallout.
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