In his return to the stage on Saturday, Ed Sheeran addressed his stance on the ‘catastrophic’ Gaza conflict and why he chose not to cancel his ‘Loop’ tour amid ongoing controversy.

Classic Hits Radio announced it will stop playing Ed Sheeran's music after backlash over Macklemore's removal from the Loop Tour over Gaza protests.

Ed Sheeran continues to deal with the backlash surrounding Macklemore’s removal from the singer’s US tour. An Irish radio station announced Thursday that, in response to the controversy and

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ed Sheeran opened a concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore's removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek.

The singer-songwriter began his Philadelphia show on Saturday night by apologizing for “mistakes” and saying he felt compelled to speak out about the “humanitarian issue.”

Ed Sheeran had a sold out show tonight in Philadelphia. Twitter was literally overflowing with posts about the show being empty, returned tickets,

Palestine protest, the pop singer returns to the stage in Philadelphia.