Ed Sheeran faces tour crisis after dropping rapper Macklemore

Singer Ed Sheeran faces the biggest controversy of his career after deciding to drop support act Macklemore from his US stadium tour following the rapper's on-stage pro-Palestinian comments. Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He has sold more than 120 million records and spent more than 1,000 weeks on the US album charts. Part of his appeal is his everyman persona, as he looks and dresses like a fan on the train home from Glastonbury rather than a megastar.