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2026-09-16 20:03
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Ed Sheeran fans demand concert money back after Macklemore axed over ‘Free Palestine’ speech backlash
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Macklemore's long history of controversy from Grammy wins to 'Free Palestine' concert remarks
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First reported by New York Post (Lean right); 4 outlets over 25h. The left followed 25h later.
New York Post · +17h Fox News · +19h Washington Examiner · +25h Mother Jones
What each side is saying
- Mother JonesLeft
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of, among a ton of other stuff, the New England Patriots and its stadium, allegedly pressured Ed Sheeran and his team to remove rapper Macklemore from his tour after Macklemore voiced support for Palestinians amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Read at motherjones.com → - New York PostLean right
Some of Sheeran's fans want to skip his tour, and be refunded for their tickets, in a show of solidarity with Macklemore.
Read at nypost.com → - Washington ExaminerLean right
Until this controversy, I had no idea who Macklemore was. I do now — not because I went back and listened to his music, but because a fight over what he said during Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour has become a useful test of what free speech does, and does not, guarantee. At MetLife Stadium in […]
Read at washingtonexaminer.com → - Fox NewsRight
Macklemore's pro-Palestine concert remarks and controversial moments long predate his removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour over his "Hind's Hall" performance.
Read at foxnews.com →
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Mother JonesLeft
The Macklemore-Ed Sheeran Dispute Is a Corporate Threat to Free Speech
Read at motherjones.com →New York PostLean right
Ed Sheeran fans demand concert money back after Macklemore axed over ‘Free Palestine’ speech backlash
Read at nypost.com →New York PostLean right
Ed Sheeran fans demand concert money back after Macklemore axed over ‘Free Palestine’ speech backlash
Read at nypost.com →Fox NewsRight
Macklemore's long history of controversy from Grammy wins to 'Free Palestine' concert remarks
Read at foxnews.com →Washington ExaminerLean right
Macklemore has free speech. He doesn’t have a right to Robert Kraft’s stage
Read at washingtonexaminer.com →Fox NewsRight
Macklemore ban by Robert Kraft draws fire from AOC and CAIR who advocate for free speech only when convenient
Read at foxnews.com →New York PostLean right
Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore’s firing from tour over ‘Free Palestine’ speech backlash: ‘I am not complicit’
Read at nypost.com →New York PostLean right
Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore’s firing from tour over ‘Free Palestine’ speech backlash: ‘I am not complicit’
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