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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour

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The controversy began after Macklemore was removed from a performance at Gillette Stadium.Reported by 4 of 24 outlets; wording from Evening Standard.

When14 Sep–23 SepOutlets24Articles121Reporters93

Summary AI · cited

Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour after making 'Free Palestine' remarks during his opening act.12

The decision to drop Macklemore was made by the tour promoter and venue owners, not directly by Sheeran.2

Macklemore donated $1 million he earned from opening for Sheeran's U.S. tour to organizations providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians.2

Sheeran addressed the controversy during his concert in Philadelphia, expressing sympathy for civilians in Gaza and acknowledging the complexity of the issue.3

Other support acts and members of Sheeran's house band withdrew from the tour in solidarity with Macklemore after his removal.4

Written by AI from articles by 5 outlets. Each sentence links to the articles it rests on, and was checked automatically: every name, number and quote must appear in the sentences it cites, or it is removed.

Sources cited (5)
  1. Macklemore cut from Ed Sheeran U.S. tour after onstage 'Free Palestine' remarks CBC, 14 Sep
  2. Macklemore donates $1M to Palestinian aid organizations after Ed Sheeran tour fallout Fox News, 17 Sep
  3. Ed Sheeran calls situation in Gaza ‘unjustifiable’ in first concert since Macklemore controversy NBC News, 20 Sep
  4. Devastated Ed Sheeran claims his own family ‘abandoned’ him amid Gaza row Evening Standard, 20 Sep
  5. Charlotte Church accuses Ed Sheeran of choosing ‘capitalism over doing the right thing’ The Guardian, 22 Sep

What happened

Sentences the outlets published, ranked by how many outlets reported the same thing. Nothing here was written by a model.

Sheeran said previously that the company promoting his tour made the final decision to drop Macklemore because it held the rapper’s contract.

20 of 24 outletsfirst reported 14 Sepwording from NBC News

Macklemore also claimed that Robert Kraft — the owner of the New England Patriots and the Kraft Group, which operates Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts — called Sheeran and said he “would not be allowed to perform” at the stadium later this month as planned.

17 of 24 outletsfirst reported 14 Sepwording from New York Post
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Macklemore had spoken in support of Palestinians during a performance at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium earlier this month, telling the audience “Free Palestine” and performing his protest song Hind’s Hall.

15 of 24 outletsfirst reported 14 Sepwording from Evening Standard

Macklemore announced that he is donating the $1 million he earned opening for Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour to organizations providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians, prompting a public response from New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

16 of 24 outletsfirst reported 16 Sepwording from Fox News

Analysis

Agreed

AI · cited, from two or more outlets

  • Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour following pro-Palestinian remarks during his opening act at MetLife Stadium.12
  • Sheeran addressed the controversy and expressed sympathy for civilians in Gaza during a concert in Philadelphia.35
Quoted from the coverage (4)

The remaining supporting acts on Sheeran’s tour, including Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe and Beoga, withdrew amid the controversy.

12 outlets

'What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate,' Sheeran said in a video captured and shared online by a concertgoer.

12 outlets

In a solemn speech at the start of the concert, Sheeran said: 'I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind because I want my music and shows to be about unity and not division, about humanity and not politics.

11 outlets

Shortly after the rapper challenged Kraft to match his contribution, Kraft said Sheeran had already asked him to commit $2 million to match the singer's own donation toward humanitarian relief in the region.

10 outlets

Disputed

Picked by our model, which is sometimes wrong

  • Macklemore claims Sheeran told him that his 'Free Palestine' chant was hurtful to many, while Sheeran says the decision was made by tour promoters and venue owners.12

Framing

How the first headlines put it

Attributed to a source2
Stated as fact6
Words to watch (3)

Inside Ed Sheeran's 'cancel' crisis: Everything you need to know as pop megastar rocked by Macklemore furore Evening Standard

Barstool chief Dave Portnoy blasts Macklemore's shady past, strongly supports Patriots owner Robert Kraft Fox News

How 'furious' Ed Sheeran has been spectacularly 'thrown under a bus by the people he considers friends' - as insiders reveal the mysterious phone call that could see the inoffensive 'prince of pop' de-throned for good Daily Mail

How it changed

Expected · 14 SepThe Patriots' owner said Monday that Macklemore will be removed from two of Ed Sheeran's shows later this month at Gillette Stadium (which Kraft also owns) for what he deemed "hate speech" toward the Jewish community.
What happened · 17 SepThe controversy began after Macklemore was removed from a performance at Gillette Stadium.
  1. 14 Sep

    Macklemore has been dropped from the U.S. leg of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's tour after several venues in the United States threatened to cancel the scheduled concerts if the American rapper — and outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights — was not removed.

    19 outlets · CBC
  2. 15 Sep

    Irish folk band Beoga, who perform with Sheeran on stage every night, dropped out too.

    7 outlets · BBC
  3. 16 Sep

    Macklemore is donating $1 million of his earnings to Palestinian relief organizations following his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour and he’s invited New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to do the same.

    14 outlets · NBC News
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  1. 17 Sep

    Shortly after the rapper challenged Kraft to match his contribution, Kraft said Sheeran had already asked him to commit $2 million to match the singer's own donation toward humanitarian relief in the region.

    10 outlets · Fox News
  2. 18 Sep

    Since the controversy blew up earlier this week, ticket prices, external for his remaining shows in the US, Mexico and South America have dropped, as calls for boycotts spread.

    2 outlets · BBC
  3. 19 Sep

    Fired up protesters holding Palestinian flags and anti-Israel signs gathered near Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field ahead of Ed Sheeran’s first show since he canned his opening act, Macklemore, after the rapper made multiple tirades against Israel.

    7 outlets · New York Post
  4. 20 Sep

    Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what is happening is “catastrophic and unjustifiable”.

    10 outlets · South China Morning Post

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