{"id":382213,"date":"2026-09-25T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ed-sheeran-is-fighting-for-his-reputation-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T22:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:00:32","slug":"ed-sheeran-is-fighting-for-his-reputation-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ed-sheeran-is-fighting-for-his-reputation-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran is fighting for his reputation. This Is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/18ha3cltwl4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran is fighting for his reputation. This Is Why\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18ha3cltwl4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ed Sheeran is used to thousands of people singing his songs back at him. But last week, he found himself addressing his audience in a very different way. <\/p>\n<p>After Macklemore left Sheeran\u2019s tour following his comments about the war in Gaza, other performers on the bill also pulled out. Sheeran returned to the stage in Philadelphia. Looking visibly upset, he addressed the crowd and apologised. <\/p>\n<p>But for a singer who has built his career on being the \u2018nice guy\u2019, can Ed Sheeran come back from this? Or has this controversy permanently damaged the image he\u2019s spent years building? <\/p>\n<p>Niall Paterson is joined by musician and journalist John Robb. <\/p>\n<p>#EdSheeran #MusicNews #Israel #Palestine #ThisIsWhy #news #SkyNews #Macklemore #Music #Gaza<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy or Ed Conway&#8217;s Stuff Matters, available here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/stuff-matters<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran is used to thousands of people singing his songs back at him. But last week, he found himself addressing his audience in a very different way. After Macklemore left Sheeran\u2019s tour following his comments about the war in Gaza, other performers on the bill also pulled out. 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