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Finneas and others quit Ed Sheeran tour over Macklemore
By The BriefBrief · Sources (17)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM ET
Summary: Finneas and other musical acts withdrew as supporting performers for Ed Sheeran on Tuesday in protest of Macklemore being dropped from the tour. The rapper linked the decision to claims that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott against him.
WHO: Finneas and other musical acts; Macklemore; Robert Kraft
WHAT: Finneas and other acts withdrew as supporting performers for Ed Sheeran in protest of Macklemore being dropped from the tour.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: They protested Macklemore being dropped from the tour after Macklemore said New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott against him.
Sources (17):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Latest & Breaking News | FOX 13 Tampa,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
PBS NewsHour,
Sky News,
Straits Times,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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