What exactly did Macklemore say? Ed Sheeran’s tour shakeup, explained.

Ed Sheeran and his ongoing Loop Tour has found itself in the middle of a fiery controversy after it dropped Macklemore as his opening act at the behest of tour organizers and a stadium owner.

The Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, in a Sept. 14 social media post said Sheeran and his team "made the decision to remove me from the Loop Tour" after they received a call from Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft over Macklemore's comments on Palestinians and the conflict in Gaza. Rolling Stone reported that other venues were also opposed to the artist performing there.

Macklemore accused Kraft of rallying other stadium owners to oppose his involvement in the remaining shows. The artist was scheduled to open for Sheeran at eight of his 10 remaining concerts in the United States.

As the Seattle-born rapper, 43, took the stage as the opening act for Sheeran's Loop Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month, Macklemore, while introducing his song, "Hind's Hall," admitted that he was "scared" to perform the song, USA TODAY previously reported.

"The truth is, a big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first…

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