Artists pull out of Ed Sheeran's tour as politics and music collide

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published September 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM MDT

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Zach Schonfeld about the rapper Macklemore being dropped from a tour with Ed Sheeran and what it says about the power of venue owners

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

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