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#EdSheeran had two choices:

❌ Take the loss, cancel the tour, maybe retire from singing

✅ Double down and open a contest to replace all the acts that stepped down in solidarity with #Macklemore (effectively picket scabs)

openforlegends.guitarcenter.com/campaign/openforlegends

Guitar Center Open For Legends

Guitar Center Open for Legends is a brand-new competition series elevating undiscovered musicians to a global platform, beginning with the chance to open for Ed Sheeran at his LOOP Tour show in Mexico City.
Guitar Center Open For Legends
#Macklemore #edsheeran
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"If I go woke I'd go broke, but if I don't go woke I ALSO go broke?! What kind of choice is this?" - #EdSheeran, probably, after his indecision made him lose out anyways: chicagotribune.com/2026/09/15/supporting-acts-quit-ed-sheerans-tour-macklemore/

Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts — including his touring band — abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian c…
Mark Kennedy (Chicago Tribune)
#edsheeran
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I wonder if there will be divestments after the #EdSheeran / #Macklemore incident. Game Freak could release a patch to replace the song Sheeran made for one of their old Pokemon games, for example. (Not like it was particularly liked by the fans, so, bonus)
#Macklemore #edsheeran