Ed Sheeran says he "never wanted to be an activist musician" at first concert since Macklemore drop

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Ed Sheeran performed alone at his first concert since Macklemore was dropped from the tour for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage, resulting in Sheeran's other openers leaving as well. Sheeran told fans he "never wanted to be an activist musician" amid the controversy. Vlad Duthiers has the latest. Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting. "CBS Mornings" airs weekdays at 7 a.m. on CBS and stream it at 8 a.m. ET on the CBS News app. Subscribe to "CBS Mornings" on YouTube: https://youtube.com/CBSMornings Watch CBS News 24/7: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Follow "CBS Mornings" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsmornings/ Like "CBS Mornings" on Facebook: https://facebook.com/CBSMornings Follow "CBS Mornings" on X: https://twitter.com/CBSMornings Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Try Pa

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