Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” Onstage Plea Sparks Petition For His Removal From Ed Sheeran Tour
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"Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” Onstage Plea Sparks Petition For His Removal From Ed Sheeran Tour" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Macklemore Turned Ed Sheeran's MetLife Show Into Pro-Palestinian Rally dailyvoice.com · 5h ago
- Petition Calls for Macklemore’s Removal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour After Rapper’s “Free Palestine” Onstage Plea The Hollywood Reporter · 5h ago
- Macklemore Calls Out ‘Free Palestine’ Onstage, Spurring Petition Demanding He Leave Ed Sheeran Tour Variety · 5h ago
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