--- title: "Irish radio station removes Ed Sheeran songs amid Macklemore controversy" description: "Most outlets reported that an Irish radio station removed Ed Sheeran’s music from airplay in response to the Macklemore controversy. The News International framed the decision as a direct reaction to Macklemore being removed from Sheeran’s US tour, while Minute Mirror linked the move to a public call-out from a Game of Thrones star. Both excerpts emphasize the connection between the Macklemore incident and the radio station’s action but differ slightly in the framing of the trigger." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9180-irish-radio-pulls-ed-sheeran-songs-as-game-of-thrones-star site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Irish radio station removes Ed Sheeran songs amid Macklemore controversy updated 18 Sep 2026, 11:40 AM PKT · 17–18 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that an Irish radio station removed Ed Sheeran’s music from airplay in response to the Macklemore controversy. The News International framed the decision as a direct reaction to Macklemore being removed from Sheeran’s US tour, while Minute Mirror linked the move to a public call-out from a Game of Thrones star. Both excerpts emphasize the connection between the Macklemore incident and the radio station’s action but differ slightly in the framing of the trigger. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [Irish Radio pulls Ed Sheeran songs as Game of Thrones star calls him out](https://minutemirror.com.pk/irish-radio-pulls-ed-sheeran-songs-as-game-of-thrones-star-calls-him-out-631801/) · 18 Sep 2026, 11:40 AM PKT > Ed Sheeran is facing fresh backlash over the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his Loop - **The News International** — [Ed Sheeran's music taken off air by Irish radio station over Macklemore controversy](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1416623-ed-sheerans-music-taken-off-air-by-irish-radio-station-over-macklemore-controversy) · 17 Sep 2026, 8:40 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > An Irish radio station has taken Ed Sheeran’s music off air after rapper Macklemore was removed from his US tour.The radio station Classic Hits Radio took the decision to remove Ed Sheeran’s songs for the "foreseeable future" following a wave of listener complaints.The Irish station,... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour faces disruption after Macklemore's exit](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8490-macklemore-dropped-from-ed-sheeran-s-us-tour-over-pro) · 19 Sep 2026 · 12 outlets · 6 developments · 76% related - [Sting comments on Ed Sheeran's situation amid Macklemore controversy](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10266-sting-says-ed-sheeran-is-in-difficult-dilemma-amid) · 23 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 73% related - [Ed Sheeran comments on Gaza situation after controversy](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9383-ed-sheeran-returns-to-stage-after-palestinian-controversy) · 21 Sep 2026 · 12 outlets · 4 developments · 73% related - [Ed Sheeran mocked on SNL UK amid Macklemore controversy](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11037-ed-sheeran-mocked-on-snl-uk-as-macklemore-fallout-continues) · 28 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 17–18 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.