{"id":379300,"date":"2026-09-16T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/every-opener-quit-ed-sheerans-us-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:00:20","slug":"every-opener-quit-ed-sheerans-us-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/every-opener-quit-ed-sheerans-us-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore\/","title":{"rendered":"Every opener quit Ed Sheeran\u2019s US tour in solidarity with Macklemore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z-DlHzKJF2U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Every opener quit Ed Sheeran\u2019s US tour in solidarity with Macklemore\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-DlHzKJF2U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ed Sheeran\u2019s international tour has been thrown into crisis, with one opening act, the rapper Macklemore, dropped from the tour\u2019s US dates for his onstage support of Palestine, and all of the British singer\u2019s other openers quitting to protest the removal.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, said he would bar Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts this month. Macklemore, who made pro-Palestinian remarks during shows in New Jersey, said he had been removed from the rest of Sheeran\u2019s American tour as well.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 All of Ed Sheeran\u2019s opening acts quit his tour<br \/>\n0:21 Macklemore\u2019s comments<br \/>\n1:52 What does this mean for artists\u2019 freedom of speech?<br \/>\n4:50 Is Sheeran correct for staying out of it?<br \/>\n6:03 Should fans expect stars to speak out on contentious issues?<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#News #macklemore #edsheeran #palestine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran\u2019s international tour has been thrown into crisis, with one opening act, the rapper Macklemore, dropped from the tour\u2019s US dates for his onstage support of Palestine, and all of the British singer\u2019s other openers quitting to protest the removal. 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