Macklemore

Macklemore cashes in on 'Free Palestine' tour while funding October 7 apologists - opinion

A rapper who says he is being “silenced” sold out a European tour. Part of the money goes to a group that lauded the October 7 attackers as "the men who broke through."

|ByMICHA DANZIG
Singer Macklemore performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" show in New York City, US, July 22, 2022.
Rapper Macklemore performs during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, in Duesseldorf, Germany, September 9, 2023.

Macklemore vows to fight until 'last breath' at opening of 'Free Palestine' tour

"I am proud to stand here on stage in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We will continue to fight for collective liberation until our last breath," Macklemore said on stage.

|ByREUTERS
Macklemore performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, France, Aug. 30, 2026.

Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ tour will benefit group that called Oct. 7 a ‘prison break’

Jewish organizations slammed the rapper, who last month was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after onstage pro-Palestinian comments.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Singer Macklemore performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" show in New York City, US, July 22, 2022.

For this Jewish rock fan, ‘Free Palestine’ no longer feels like freedom - comment

When the aching ones and their wounds refer to both the Gazans and the Israelis who have lost so much, that’s when everybody can start winning again.

|ByDAVID BRINN

Ed Sheeran's supporting acts quit US tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine comments

AOC said earlier on Wednesday that she is boycotting Sheeran over the Macklemore controversy, accusing pro-Israel philanthropist Robert Kraft of attempting to censor speech on "the genocide in Gaza."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Singer Ed Sheeran appears on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Center in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Ed Sheeran says it wasn’t his call to drop Macklemore over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks

“I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2026ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
US rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026.

Robert Kraft pushes Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour following ‘Free Palestine’ controversy

The Jewish billionaire made the call after the rapper’s accusations at a concert that Israel was committing genocide.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2026ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
US rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026.

Israeli-US org. calls for Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore as opener after shouting 'Free Palestine'

"Jewish patrons should not be subjected to this propaganda," StopAntisemitism wrote on X/Twitter, sharing a video of the incident.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026.

Macklemore’s latest anti-Israel music video, ‘F—ed up,’ places the West Bank and Holocaust together

Rapper Macklemore's new song "F—ed up" links Gaza war to US economic issues, draws controversy over imagery comparing Palestinian and Holocaust victims, and garners 14M+ views on X/Twitter.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
Rapper Macklemore performs during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, in Duesseldorf, Germany, September 9, 2023.

New Macklemore song celebrates anti-Israel campus protests

In a new song he just released on his Instagram account, “Hind’s Hall,” he celebrates the masked throngs who occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York two weeks ago.

MAY 7, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Rapper Macklemore performs during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, in Duesseldorf, Germany, September 9, 2023.

Macklemore cancels Israel show

Hip hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were slated to take the stage in Rishon Lezion on July 18.

JUNE 18, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Macklemore performs during the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (MMVAs) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 19, 2016.