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  Ed Sheeran has inadvertently opened the gates of hell for Israel. He's made it okay for artists to speak out against the Israeli genocide of Palestinians. It's got that 1985 Artists United Against Apartheid, Sun City vibe...

  @KerryBurgessX5d ago23k▲view on X ↗
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  Ed Sheeran: I was silent on Palestine because I never wanted to be an activist musician. Also Ed Sheeran: I’m throwing a concert for the people of Ukraine suffering under Russia’s war

  qasimrashid.comBluesky4d ago1.5k▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  Solo. No opening acts. None. Ed Sheeran opens solo concert with comments about Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera https://www. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2 026/9/20/ed-sheeran-opens-solo-concert-with-comments-about-gaza?traffic_source=rss

  servelan@newsie.socialMastodon4d ago7▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  You keep missing the point. It’s not about having a perfect response perfectly tailored to the situation. It’s about having an adequate response to any backlash at all. Which is not what’s happening. What they’re doing is not a satisfactory response that will work on the most amount of people. It’s a floundering flailing mess. That’s stupid…

  celerypumpkinsr/Music3d agoview on r/Music ↗
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ed Sheeran opens solo concert with comments about Gaza, says what's happening is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable.'

  @Phil_Lewis_X4d ago9.4k▲view on X ↗
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  Ed Sheeran, who addressed the Robert Kraft-Macklemore debacle on state last night, could learn a thing or two from Florence Reece, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who, back in 1931, composed the pro-labor song "Which Side Are You On?"

  motherjones.comBluesky3d ago203▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  "‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stage Some fans were hesitant to turn the page after Sheeran’s tour resumed in Philadelphia after the removal of Macklemore, who spoke out in support of Palestine" https://www. theguardian.com/music/2026/sep /20/ed-sheeran-return-to-stage-philadelphia-tour # EdSheeran # palestine…

  regendans@todon.euMastodon3d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Tell you what, when Doctors Without Borders has to beg the world for help because Israeli children don't have access to food, water, hospitals, and medicine and are, as of 4 days ago still being bimbed regularly, we can compare the two situstions. Israel is committing genocide in Palestine. Period. Full stop. It's genocide. They're targeting aid…

  MrMakesBadChoicesr/Music3d agoview on r/Music ↗
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  Ed Sheeran addresses the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his tour and says, “What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable.” “Before I play some songs tonight, I hope it’s okay if I say a few words about this last week,” Sheeran said at the top of

  @VarietyX4d ago6.9k▲view on X ↗
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  Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

  npr.orgBluesky4d ago160▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  Ed Sheeran speaks on Gaza after Macklemore controversy https://www. dw.com/en/ed-sheeran-speaks-on -gaza-in-concert-after-macklemore-controversy/a-79341971?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @ news-thenewsdesk

  thenewsdesk@flipboard.comMastodon3d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  No point in replacing his PR and crisis management team if he isn't going to listen to them. They gave him the first half-assed, insincere "apology" which he read out of desperation and fear - at that stage nobody knew what he was walking into or how much damage he'd done to himself. Then, drunk on applause and adoration from the fans, he walked…

  OceanCloud2004r/Music3d agoview on r/Music ↗
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  🇺🇸 Ed Sheeran sat on the Philly stage last night and said the last week felt like everyone he knows walked off. After Macklemore got pulled from the tour for saying Free Palestine at MetLife, the other openers and even Sheeran’s own band quit in protest. He played Philly

  @MarioNawfalX3d ago39▲view on X ↗
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  This is the first I’ve read of Sheeran thinking of cancelling his tour. He should. He chose his side, & should face the music. Ed Sheeran Considering ‘Pulling The Plug’ on Tour Amid ‘Free Palestine’ Controversy

  mayamedia.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago92▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  PRO-PALESTINE protests are set to take place outside Ed Sheeran’s latest US concert following the removal of Macklemore from his tour. Local campaign groups have announced plans to demonstrate outside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where Sheeran is due to perform on Saturday night. Ed Sheeran concert to face pro-Palestine protest amid…

  JackTheCat@mastodon.scotMastodon4d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  In this comment thread, they are - I'm replying to someone refusing to call the situation in Gaza a conflict, which is directly diminishing the part Hamas have played, just like how refusing to call Israel's actions a genocide would be diminishing Israel's part in the situation. The person I'm replying to has a problem with acknowledging that…

  1rexas1r/Music3d agoview on r/Music ↗
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  🔊 Ed Sheeran apologized after a controversy over the removal of rapper Macklemore from his tour. 'I am making mistakes, and I'm so, so sorry,' the singer told fans in Philadelphia. Hear the full story on the Reuters World News podcast

  @ReutersX3d ago8▲view on X ↗
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  SNL UK's Weekend Update made a delicious meal of Ed already. "Say what you want about Ed, but he's always been a passionate advocate of causes that are allowed."

  zerocard.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago31▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  “This has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet," Sheeran said # culture # music # activism https://www. rollingstone.com/music/music-n…

  Econopass@flipboard.comMastodon4d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Okay I googled it and it seems like he was one of many headliners but wasn’t an organizer so would you really say he’s being hypocritical here when it’s not that he’s not political it’s that he doesn’t make his tours political. His statement doesn’t seem to contradict at all and I can’t find political messaging happening at any of his tours. So…

  Kitesolarr/Music4d agoview on r/Music ↗
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  Jesus. Does he not have pr people. He would have been better off saying nothing. He’s just digging a bigger hole.

  lynn0908.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago27▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Israel-Gaza at First Show Amid Tour Controversy: 'I Cannot Hide How I Feel About It Anymore' https://www. rollingstone.com/music/music-n ews/ed-sheeran-breaks-silence-gaza-isreael-macklemore-concert-1235629139/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Music News @ music-news-RollingStone

  RollingStone@flipboard.comMastodon4d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Ah so you make it a personal attack. I’m already boycotting Robert Kraft and his stadium and have done so for years. He’s been a rightwing kook who supported Israeli extremism for a very long time. You want to pretend that I’m somehow ignorant or only started caring about Palestine this week to get at Sheeran. But you’re being dishonest in…

  sulaymanfr/Music3d agoview on r/Music ↗
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  He didn't say the word "genocide" and he tried to "both sides" the whole thing. Total cowardice. He was obviously reading from a script that had to be pre-approved by you know who

  00000iam.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago19▲view on Bluesky ↗