Macklemore Row Leads Support Acts to Quit Ed Sheeran US Tour

Support artists have pulled out of Ed Sheeran's US tour following a dispute involving Macklemore over Palestine. Colin Kaepernick stated that NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after an Ed Sheeran tour ban. Reports from the BBC examine how Ed Sheeran's approach contributed to a major career crisis. The Guardian notes that while Sheeran wanted to stay out of politics, his support acts quitting the tour exposed the limits of neutrality. Further reports from The Telegraph and Sky News confirm that all of Ed Sheeran's support acts have stepped down from the US tour due to the Macklemore Palestine row.