Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
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"Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Sky News, Boston.com and The New York Times. 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 (11)
- Finneas, Lukas Graham, more drop from Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore's exit Yahoo · 2h ago
- More support acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore dropped over remarks KATU · 2h ago
- Ed Sheeran’s Americas tour in trouble as opening acts quit over Macklemore’s removal The Times of Israel · 6h ago
- Ed Sheeran blames US tour promoter for dropping Macklemore aljazeera.com · 8h ago
- How Ed Sheeran's tour imploded over a geopolitical fight Axios · 8h ago
- All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore theguardian.com · 8h ago
- Ed Sheeran's Openers, Backing Band Depart Tour in Show of Support of Macklemore and Palestine Consequence of Sound · 8h ago
- Fellow opening acts quit after Ed Sheeran tour drops Macklemore CNN · 8h ago
- Support artists pull out of Ed Sheeran tour over Macklemore's departure Sky News · 8h ago
- Was it right to stop Macklemore from performing at Gillette? Here’s what readers said. Boston.com · 8h ago
- Finneas and Others Drop Out of Sheeran Tour After Macklemore’s Removal The New York Times · 8h ago
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