{"id":"n_iq5f4yfj4rn4mjekcq6q","seq":9004010,"kind":"article","title":"U2 say Ed Sheeran \"should not be vilified\" after Macklemore controversy","url":"https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/u2-ed-sheeran-macklemore","summary":"U2's world-famous drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has said that \"no promoter and no owner\" should ever try to \"censor\" artists - as the band weighs in on the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy.","published":"2026-11-09T09:41:39Z","seen":"2026-11-09T10:28:03Z","lang":"en","country":"IE","source":{"id":"kite-irishcentral-com-d52d97","name":"irishcentral.com","domain":"irishcentral.com"},"via":"kite-irishcentral-com-d52d97","authors":["Sandra Mallon"],"entities":[{"id":"Q396","name":"U2","type":"org"},{"id":"Q47447","name":"Ed Sheeran","type":"person"},{"id":"Q484874","name":"Macklemore","type":"person"}],"story":"st_dctkytfpyjkuppltf4pq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.6,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.36,"political":0.32}