Essay: Breaking down the Ed Sheeran tour debacle

LA Times Wednesday 16th September 2026, 10:51PM 1 min read 1 hour ago

<p>Once known as music's nice guy, Ed Sheeran has been widely criticized for allowing Macklemore to be fired from his tour after the rapper made comments onstage supporting Palestinians.</p>

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