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Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage
NEW YORK: Macklemore said Monday that he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran 's tour over pro-Palestinian comments made by the Grammy-winning rapper earlier this month onstage at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.
Macklemore said on Instagram that several U.S. venues told the promoter they would prohibit him from performing as Sheeran's opening act for the Loop tour.
As a result, he wrote, Sheeran's team decided to remove him from the tour. That's despite the fact that the rapper — best known for his breakout hit “Thrift Shop” and the same-sex marriage anthem “Same Love” — has been making similar comments about the plight of Palestinians for years.
