Ed Sheeran Loses Nearly 500,000 Instagram Followers as Macklemore Tour Scandal Deepens
The move drew backlash from fans and celebrities after Macklemore said his set was cut following pro-Palestine remarks and a performance of "Hind's Hall."
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Macklemore strikes a blow for the cultural intifada
The attempt to silence United States rapper Macklemore has galvanised Palestinian and non-Palestinian artists and their supporters for a free Palestine and unmasked the capitalists behind the campaign to silence Palestinian and pro-Palestinian artists, writes Markela Panegyres.
Concert controversy creates online conversation
British singer Ed Sheeran has received immense backlash from fans, fellow celebrities and even his own family members after rapper Macklemore was removed from Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour for speaking out about the current genocide in Palestine. As a result,…
Ed Sheeran Tour Chooses Profits Over Solidarity
Art is political and we recently got a stark reminder of that. Macklemore, an American rapper and outspoken advocate for Palestine, was recently removed as an opening act from Ed Sheeran’s international tour in an act of political retribution. After delivering two impassioned opening acts in which he called for solidarity with the Palestinian people […]
One can be concerned about artists' freedom of expression. But we should be more concerned about why Ed Sheeran is not allowed to think differently from the majority than why Macklemore is not allowed to shout Free Palestine on stage, writes Signe Wolff Ravneberg.
As the controversy grows over Macklemore's departure from Ed Sheeran's American tour, Radhika Sanghani analyzes who Robert Kraft is, the billionaire who remained at the center of the controversy
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