Musical acts Finneas, Lukas Graham, Beoga and Aaron Rowe have dropped out as openers for the North American leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following the dismissal of fellow supporting act Macklemore

Taylor Swift's silence on Ed Sheeran's Macklemore controversy raises questions as the fallout over "Free Palestine" chants continues to escalate.

Saturday's show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia is Sheeran's first gig since the rapper was officially booted from the remainder of the LOOP Tour on Monday.

Macklemore was booted from Ed Sheeran's US tour after provoking outrage by saying "free Palestine" at one of the stadium stops this month, the

Macklemore's pro-Palestine concert remarks and controversial moments long predate his removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour over his "Hind's Hall" performance.

Amid the fallout from Ed Sheeran removing Macklemore from his tour, Chelsea Handler is denying that she fired an opener over her “Free Palestine” support. Following comic Salma Hindy’s claim that the Grammy nominee tried “to get rid of me” for speaking up about Palestinians,

Some of Sheeran's fans want to skip his tour, and be refunded for their tickets, in a show of solidarity with Macklemore.

Macklemore spoke at a pro-Palestinian event in Washington D.C. over the weekend, reminding many that the rapper apologized for wearing a costume seen as antisemitic in the past.

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said Macklemore should "stay in (his) lane" when asked about the rapper's comments calling for a "free Palestine."