
Macklemore Wins Broad Artist Backing After Palestine Remarks Cost Him Tour Slot
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.













