Ed Sheeran Addresses World Tour Controversies

Ed Sheeran launched his world tour in January in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. During a performance on stage on his world tour, Ed Sheeran could not hold back tears while describing the controversies that had put his tour into crisis.

The tour was affected after American rapper Macklemore was removed from the tour lineup. Following the removal of American rapper Macklemore from the lineup, Ed Sheeran's opening acts and orchestra withdrew from all remaining concerts on the tour.

American rapper Macklemore addressed the situation through a post on Instagram. In the Instagram post, Macklemore claimed that Ed Sheeran and his team took the decision to remove him from the tour lineup.

Ed Sheeran subsequently responded to the claims regarding the lineup changes. Sheeran explained that the decision to remove American rapper Macklemore from the tour belonged to the organizer and was not a decision made by Sheeran.