United States rapper Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty, said he was dropped from pop star Ed Sheeran's US tour after his pro-Palestinian comments and "free Palestine" remarks during a 4 September concert in New Jersey.
Messina Touring Group, promoter of the US leg of Sheeran's Loop tour, told Rolling Stone that the owners of several venues hosting concerts on the tour told the promoters they would not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore, in the lineup.
In 2024, Macklemore released Hind's Hall, a protest anthem in solidarity with pro-Palestinian demonstrators and in memory of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza as she pleaded for medical help.
A post on Macklemore's Instagram said billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of US sports franchise the New England Patriots, rallied support among some stadium owners and told Sheeran they will not allow him to perform at their venues if Macklemore stayed on the tour.
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Israel's military said last month it had opened a criminal investigation into her killing. Macklemore, a Grammy-winning artist, was on the bill to perform at eight of the 10 shows Sheeran has left on his stadium tour according to Variety magazine.
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United States rapper Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty, said he was dropped from pop star Ed Sheeran's US tour after his pro-Palestinian comments and "free Palestine" remarks during a 4 September concert in New Jersey.
A post on Macklemore's Instagram said that he and Sheeran had "some difficult conversations this past week".
Messina Touring Group, promoter of the US leg of Sheeran's Loop tour, told Rolling Stone that the owners of several venues hosting concerts on the tour told the promoters they would not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore, in the lineup.
Macklemore has before made pro-Palestinian statements and been critical of Israel's assault on Gaza and its occupation of the West Bank.
In 2024, Macklemore released Hind's Hall, a protest anthem in solidarity with pro-Palestinian demonstrators and in memory of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza as she pleaded for medical help.
Macklemore, a Grammy-winning artist, was on the bill to perform at eight of the 10 shows Sheeran has left on his stadium tour according to Variety magazine.
A post on Macklemore's Instagram said billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of US sports franchise the New England Patriots, rallied support among some stadium owners and told Sheeran they will not allow him to perform at their venues if Macklemore stayed on the tour.
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