By — Jackson Hudgins Jackson Hudgins By — Amalia Huot-Marchand Amalia Huot-Marchand By — Mark Anderson Mark Anderson Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-growing-fallout-over-macklemores-exit-from-ed-sheerans-tour Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The debate over Palestine, Gaza and Israel continues to reverberate throughout politics and pop culture. Anger erupted after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Sheeran said Macklemore was dropped as an opening act because venue owners objected to his pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran’s other supporting acts dropped out in protest. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ben Sisario. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Sep 16, 2026 By — Jackson Hudgins Jackson Hudgins By — Amalia Huot-Marchand Amalia Huot-Marchand By — Mark Anderson Mark Anderson