A Timeline of the Ed Sheeran & Macklemore ‘Free Palestine’ Tour Controversy
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A Timeline of the Ed Sheeran & Macklemore ‘Free Palestine’ Tour Controversy
Macklemore has been one of music’s most vocal stars when it comes to supporting Palestinians amid the conflict in Gaza over the past three years, but his stance on the issue ended up sparking a major controversy surrounding the U.S. leg of Ed Sheeran‘s Loop Tour. Leading up to the debacle, the two musicians had been friends for more than a decade. The pair and Ryan Lewis released a song together in 2015 called “Growing Up,” and the year prior,…
The Irish band U2 stands behind Macklemore, who caused a great deal of controversy with his pro-Palestinian statements during Ed Sheeran's American tour. "We fully support Macklemore's right as an artist to say what he wanted to say," band member The Edge told the BBC. The artist show...
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