Charlotte Church hits out at Ed Sheeran: “He chose consumerism and capitalism over doing the right thing”

Charlotte Church has hit out at Ed Sheeran over the Macklemore row saying the former “chose consumerism and capitalism over doing the right thing”. READ MORE: Here’s what went down at ‘Together For Palestine’, with Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Richard Gere, Florence Pugh and more Ahead of a cover of ‘California Über Alles’ by Dead Kennedys during her End Times Pop Dungeon concert at the Depot in Cardiff on Sunday (September 22), Church heavily criticised Sheeran after Macklemore was dropped from the singer’s ‘Loop’ tour over his pro-Palestine comments, a controversy which was inflamed by Sheeran’s subsequent speech about trying “not be a political commentator of any kind” throughout his career. Church has been vocal in her support for Gaza, leading a pro-Palestinian chant at a live charity event in 2024 which was seeking to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, which supports children in Gaza. Towards the end of the show, she led a choir of 100 singers in a chant of “from the river to the sea”. She received backlash for the use of that phrase as it is politically charged, with some, including the Campaign Against Antisemitism, believing that it calls for the destruction ...