Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled "Free Palestine!" onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song "Hind's Hall."

Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.

"After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates," according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.

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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I always knew Macklemore was based but I don't think I understood just how based

[–] fox@hexbear.net 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Same Love is a bit of a cheese ball but it's also the first song promoting same-sex love to break the top 40, 3 years before same-sex marriage was made federally legal. He's pretty much always been on the ball for this stuff.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago

A lot of anti homophobia messaging of the early 2000s and 2010s looks cringe looking back but it really was a big deal then

It's like if you think of your old self as embarrassing that means you've grown kinda thing

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 26 points 1 week ago

He did a bunch of Palestine benefit concerts as well, helping organize them with other cool artists. Like Bambu.