Episode
Can artists like Ed Sheeran be apolitical?
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- ABC News Top Stories
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- Sep 17, 2026
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- 224
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Summary
Ed Sheeran is yet to announce new support acts, following the walk out of his booked bands on the US leg of his Loop tour. It follows Sheeran's promoter dropping rapper Macklemore over pro-Palestinian comments made during an earlier show. Sheeran says he's trying to keep his gigs politics free, but can artists ever really be apolitical?