{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/media/three-acts-quit-ed-sheeran-tour-after-macklemore-removed","slug":"three-acts-quit-ed-sheeran-tour-after-macklemore-removed","url":"https://mediabias.news/media/three-acts-quit-ed-sheeran-tour-after-macklemore-removed","title":"Three acts quit Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore removed","subtitle":"Supporting artists withdrew in protest after Macklemore was dropped for pro-Palestinian remarks.","excerpt":"Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.","category":"Media","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-15T20:25:28.562Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-15T20:03:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T21:45:41.663Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to tour promoters; three independent outlets cited; one full report published.","critic":"Quotes from affected artists provided; fact kept separate from comment; clear narrative.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers; mild sensationalism present."}},"tags":["#EdSheeran","#Macklemore","#MusicNews","#ProPalestine","#FreeSpeech"],"entities":["Ed Sheeran","Macklemore","Finneas","Aaron Rowe","Beoga"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Three supporting acts have quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore was removed.","Macklemore was removed by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made onstage.","The supporting acts that withdrew are Finneas, Aaron Rowe, and Beoga.","Aaron Rowe stated his withdrawal was due to billionaires silencing voices speaking against Israeli actions."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's current tour after rapper Macklemore was removed. The tour promoters made the decision to remove Macklemore due to pro-Palestinian comments he made during a performance. Ed Sheeran stated that the decision was not his own but was made by the promoters."},{"type":"heading","text":"Supporting acts' reasons for withdrawal"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Supporting acts Finneas, Aaron Rowe, and Beoga announced their departures from the tour. Aaron Rowe, in a statement shared on Instagram, said he could not \"stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage murder of children.\" Finneas also made a statement on social media regarding his withdrawal, stating that artists should not be silenced for speaking up for the oppressed."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mentioned the specific names of the tour promoters who made the decision to remove Macklemore. The full report from Washington Top News, rated centre, was about Prince Harry and Meghan moving their children to a new school and did not contain any information about Ed Sheeran's tour."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"BT","url":"https://bt.dk/samfund/lukas-graham-traekker-sig-fra-ed-sheerans-turne","headline":"Lukas Graham Pulls Out of Ed Sheeran's Tour","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T20:55:48.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Bay News 9","url":"http://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/entertainment/2026/09/15/acts-quit-ed-sheeran-tour-macklemore-dropped-pro-palestinian-comments","headline":"4 supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore dropped over comments","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T20:53:27.332Z"},{"sourceName":"Spectrum News","url":"http://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/entertainment/2026/09/15/acts-quit-ed-sheeran-tour-macklemore-dropped-pro-palestinian-comments","headline":"4 supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore dropped over 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