Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour following ‘free Palestine’ speech
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The Guardian — World has covered a development concerning “Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour following ‘free Palestine’ speech,” with the available account limited to the facts included in the supplied text.
The American rapper is expected to no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour following comments at MetLife Stadium show Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the US leg of Ed Sheeran ’s Loop tour, following the American rapper drew headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The report also notes that In a brief speech between songs on 4 September, the Grammy-winning artist told the audience he wanted the people of Gaza and “the occupied West Bank” to know “we have not forgotten about them”, prompting a petition from the Israeli American Council demanding his removal from the tour.
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