🇵🇸 All of Ed Sheeran’s scheduled supporting acts have quit his Loop tour after Macklemore was removed for declaring “Free Palestine” and condemning Israel’s genocide during two MetLife Stadium shows. ➤ Finneas, the Grammy-winning American singer and producer best known as Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator, withdrew from six South American dates: “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed. I stand with Palestine and its people.” ➤ Dublin singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe said Irish people know “genocide, forced famine and violent occupation.” He accused billionaires of silencing opposition to Israel’s genocide and “the savage murder of children.” ➤ Danish pop band Lukas Graham, known for the hit “7 Years,” said: “Money doesn’t give you the right to own the conversation. Nobody’s bank balance should decide who gets to speak.” ➤ Beoga, the Northern Irish folk band that collaborated with Sheeran on “Galway Girl,” served as his touring band and helped found Irish Artists for Palestine, said playing venues that silence advocacy for a free Palestine was “simply not an option.” The group accused “the Zionist lobby” of trying to silence artists. Sheeran says he is “not complicit,” as promoters and stadiums made the decision to remove Macklemore. Macklemore noted that billionaire Robert Kraft rallied venue owners to threaten the tour with cancellation if he remained.