Stereogum — The post Macklemore Kicks Off Free Palestine Tour With Hozier, Kneecap, & Ed Sheeran’s Backing Band appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — You may have heard that Ed Sheeran recently lost all his opening acts. After Macklemore ruffled feathers by using his platform as Sheeran's opening act to advocate for a free Palestine, Sheeran capitulated to his friend Robert Kraft and other stadium... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Macklemore was kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour after Robert Kraft, the owner of Massachusetts' Gillette Stadium, was unhappy with the rapper's pro-Palestine activism during his performances. Sheeran has subsequently faced lots of backlash fo... more info

Stereogum — Stella Lefty must be so happy about all the Ed Sheeran stuff. Before Sheeran submitted to billionaire demands and kicked Macklemore off of his tour, Lefty, the Groupon heiress turned flavorless country-folk-pop singer, was the easiest snark-target in... more info

Stereogum — Anytime the ascendant Irish star CMAT performs on TV, that's appointment viewing. She's a hugely engaging performer with a gigantic bazooka voice, and she makes the absolute most of every big performance. Fortunately, we've been getting a lot of thos... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Sept. 27, Amelia Dimoldenberg hosted SNL UK and Rachel Chinouriri was the musical guest. Dimoldenberg, who recently announced that she was ending her show Chicken Shop Date, had some good laughs during her opening monologue, especially a... more info

Stereogum — UPDATE: We're all very crushed to learn that Ed Sheeran's two Gillette Stadium stadium shows have been officially cancelled because of "the severe weather forecast throughout the weekend." The post Refunds Offered For Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium... more info

Stereogum — Macklemore has been in the news a lot lately. The onetime pop-rap hitmaker was among the first mainstream figures to protest against Israel's genocidal campaign in Palestine and to loudly and accurately use the word "genocide" to describe it. Macklem... more info

Stereogum — Ed Sheeran's tour has been in shambles this week after ousting tour opener Macklemore, who made pro-Palestinian remarks during a set. Following Macklemore's pro-Palestinian comments, businessman Robert Kraft, whose Kraft Group owns Gillette Stadium, ... more info

Stereogum — What a time to launch a contest where the prize is opening for Ed Sheeran. The post Guitar Center’s Contest To Open For Ed Sheeran Is Real appeared first on Stereogum. more info