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When Lukas Graham now cuts short his U.S. tour, it’s not only Ed Sheeran’s neutrality that Graham is taking a stand against. It’s also an American billionaire tyranny that all of us should be worried about, music editor Simon Lund writes in this commentary.

Lukas Graham did the right thing by pushing back against American billionaire tyranny

Lukas Graham has decided to withdraw from the U.S. tour, where he was set to open for Ed Sheeran. It has probably not been an easy decision. But it is the right one, writes music editor Simon Lund. Foto: Thomas Borberg
Lukas Graham has decided to withdraw from the U.S. tour, where he was set to open for Ed Sheeran. It has probably not been an easy decision. But it is the right one, writes music editor Simon Lund. Foto: Thomas Borberg

Manden, som Lukas Graham gik op imod med sin beslutning om at trække sig som opvarmningsnavn for Ed Sheeran, er på god fod med Donald Trump. Og så er han en del af den perverst rige magtelite, der lige nu nyder godt af, at den amerikanske præsident ser verden som et cosplay af ’Fluernes herre’.

Netop derfor gjorde Lukas Graham det rigtige.

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