Macklemore Wins Broad Artist Backing After Palestine Remarks Cost Him Tour Slot
TL;DR
After Macklemore used his platform to publicly call for Free Palestine and was removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, a wave of fellow artists and public figures—Kehlani, Finneas, Muna, Greta Thunberg, Massive Attack, and others—voiced support and condemned censorship, while some openers withdrew from the remaining dates. The controversy underscores the ongoing debate over artist political speech and the Gaza crisis, with Ed Sheeran and venue/promoter decisions cited as driving the split.
- Artists Stand With Macklemore Amid Ed Sheeran Tour Controversy: ‘True Integrity’ rollingstone.com
- Fellow opening acts quit after Ed Sheeran tour drops Macklemore CNN
- Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban The Guardian
- Pink Explains Slamming Macklemore’s Pro-Palestine Performances, Acknowledges Heavy Backlash: ‘I’m Standing Up for My Own People, and I Thought I Knew How Lonely That Would Be. It’s Lonelier Than That’ Variety
- Pro-Palestinian Remarks Roil Sheeran Tour, Leading Finneas to Drop Out The New York Times
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