Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over pro-Palestine comments onstage

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Latest Entertainment News Today: Events, Insights & Celebrity Interviews | The Hindu2026-09-15 · rssMacklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over pro-Palestine comments onstage. Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium

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