Entertainers have an obligation to be political

Jimmy Fallon “interviews” Katie Zacharia on The Tonight Show, photographed on television, Oct. 29, 2026.

When we turn on the news, we expect to see discourse from politicians and elected officials about new government decisions and issues.

But with such a politically active climate in the U.S, debate as to whether this should extend to entertainers and public figures has grown. This September, Ed Sheeran was at the center of a public controversy for his “apolitical” stance. Macklemore, Sheeran’s opener for the Loop Tour, was dropped by the tour’s promoters  after he made comments supporting Palestine. 

After Sheeran failed to

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