Ed Sheeran says dropping Macklemore from US tour was not his decision
By Kanishka Singh Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. tour was not Sheeran's decision but that of the tour's promoter, even as Sheeran distinguished his political approach from Macklemore's. Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran's U.S. tour after his pro-Palestinian comments and "Free Palestine" remarks during a September 4 concert in New Jersey. "Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, it was not mine," Sheeran
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By Kanishka Singh
Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. tour was not Sheeran's decision but that of the tour's promoter, even as Sheeran distinguished his political approach from Macklemore's.
Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran's U.S. tour after his pro-Palestinian comments and "Free Palestine" remarks during a September 4 concert in New Jersey.
"Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, it was not mine," Sheeran said on Instagram.
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