Ed Sheeran has inspired a new £12.5m government initiative to bring music education into libraries across England. The government's Music In Libraries initiative will be co-designed by the British ...

Music and politics have collided for as long as music and politics have existed. The Chicks, Sinead O’Connor and Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) all faced backlash and, at least temporarily, crippled ...

Ed Sheeran‘s music is being removed from an Irish radio station amid the ongoing controversy surrounding Macklemore‘s removal from his Loop Tour. Classic Hits Radio announced on Thursday (September 17 ...

Ed Sheeran has become a political lightning rod in a snowballing controversy which shows no signs of slowing down. The British singer's once-wholesome image has taken an almighty nosedive following ...

In the midst of controversy over Macklemore being taken off Sheeran's latest stadium tour, he's seen a major change in his streaming fortunes — as have some artists who've left in solidarity. By ...

Ed Sheeran openly wept during a passionate speech as he returned to the stage for his first concert since Macklemore’s firing over a “Free Palestine” plea and the subsequent departures of the tour’s ...

Macklemore announced that he and special guests will be traveling overseas for the “Free Palestine Tour” after his controversy with Ed Sheeran. On Thursday, the “Thrift Shop” rapper took to Instagram ...

In this op-ed, senior editor P. Claire Dodson examines Ed Sheeran’s statement after Macklemore was cut from Sheeran’s Loop tour, and argues that music is fundamentally political. On Tuesday, September ...