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[Opinion] U2 on the Ed Sheeran Macklemore Row: "No Billionaire, No Promoter, No Owner Has the Right to Censor Anybody"

The Irish band said venue owners and promoters cannot censor artists after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour, which sparked solidarity withdrawals.

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U2 have spoken out about the Macklemore Ed Sheeran controversy, insisting that billionaire venue owners have no right to censor musicians.

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Bono argues that no one should be forced to position himself, while Larry Mullen Jr. says that the band does not accept billionaires dictating what artists speak on stage The post The opinion of U2 about Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and politics in music appeared first in TMDQA!.

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NME broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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