Ed Sheeran speaks out about his tour promoter's decision to drop Macklemore from the remaining dates of his Loop tour. By Kanishka SinghSept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Ed Sheeran speaks out about his tour promoter's decision to drop Macklemore from the remaining dates of his Loop tour.S1

• By Kanishka SinghSept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. tour was not Sheeran's decision but that of the tour's promoter, even as Sheeran distinguished his political approach from Macklemore's.M...S2

• Several acts have now followed the US rapper out the door after his onstage comments led to him being dropped from Sheeran's tour.S3