Ed Sheeran has officially addressed the decision to remove Macklemore from his U.S. Loop tour, pinning the move entirely on the tour promoter and the venues involved, Variety reported. The singer clarified that he was not the one who made the call to drop the rapper, who had previously been tapped to open for him on the remainder of his stadium run.
The situation escalated after Macklemore used his opening sets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on September 4 and September 5 to make comments regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine. During these performances, he told the crowd he wanted people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know they had not been forgotten. He also performed his song Hind’s Hall while images of destruction in Gaza were displayed on the stadium screens.
