Macklemore

“Has always been about dollars and the color of your pigment / but White supremacy is finally on blast / Screaming ‘Free Palestine’ 'til they're home at last.”

Macklemore · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Macklemore's song 'Hind's Hall' includes lyrics about White supremacy and chanting 'Free Palestine.'

“If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24

Macklemore said this in a statement announcing his Free Palestine Tour after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour.

“A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: ‘Free Palestine’ … My message is for peace; love for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-24

Macklemore told the audience at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, expressing support for Palestine during his opening set on Ed Sheeran's tour.

“There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now. It’s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24

Macklemore continued in the same statement, discussing a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation.

“People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-24

Macklemore continued in the statement, describing what people expect from artists regarding Palestine.

“to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-17

Macklemore said on Wednesday he would donate $1m of his net earnings from Sheeran's Loop Tour to six Palestinian organisations to bring the conversation back to the Palestinian people.

“This is a manmade injustice, and I believe it requires immediate political change,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-17

Macklemore wrote on social media that the situation is a manmade injustice requiring immediate political change.

“my Jewish brothers and sisters”

Macklemore · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-17

The rapper said his criticism of Israel was not intended as criticism of his Jewish brothers and sisters, during previous support slots on Sheeran's tour.

“the occupied West Bank”

Macklemore · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

During an appearance at MetLife stadium, Macklemore told the crowd he wanted the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know they had not been forgotten.

“we have not forgotten about them”

Macklemore · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

During an appearance at MetLife stadium, Macklemore told the crowd that the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank had not been forgotten.

“Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14

Macklemore announced in an Instagram statement that Ed Sheeran's team had removed him from The Loop tour.

“I’m not sure how to start this. So I’m going to speak from the heart and share the truth,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14

Macklemore opened a lengthy Instagram statement addressing his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour.

“If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next?”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14

Macklemore argued that his advocacy alongside a major artist could inspire other artists to speak out.

“He couldn’t get past his public-facing, ‘I don’t take sides,’”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14

Macklemore described Sheeran's reluctance to take a public stance on Israel's war on Gaza during difficult conversations between the two.

“I said, ‘Free Palestine!’ I want those words to be loud and clear, so that people all the way in Gaza to the occupied West Bank know that we have not forgotten about them,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore continued his pro-Palestinian speech during his Friday night opening set for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium.

“So, I say, ‘Free Palestine!’”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore concluded a portion of his speech by reiterating his call for a free Palestine at the Friday night show.

“Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-07 · reported 2026-09-07

After online backlash to his speech, Macklemore posted video of it on social media with this caption.

“A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: Free Palestine,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore delivered a speech during his Friday night MetLife Stadium set, captured in a video shared on social media.

“And I think that every single human being that walks this earth deserves that exact same feeling. To know safety and peace before they know the sound of violence, to know the sound of laughter on a playground before planes and bombs, for parents to be able to say bye to their kids in the morning and not have to wonder if this is going to be the last time they kiss their child goodbye.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore continued his speech about universal human dignity during his Friday night set at MetLife Stadium.

“I say, free America, free Cuba to the Congo to Sudan to Iran, and all the people in America who have to live in fear because of this terrorist organization ICE,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore concluded his speech by calling for freedom for multiple countries and criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“I have an 11-year-old daughter, her name is Sloan, she’s here tonight. And if any of you guys are parents, then you know that that love that you have for your kids cannot be put into words, right? I want to see her grow up, I want to see her go to school, to fall in love, to figure out meaning, purpose, joy, her existence on this planet. I want it to be the most beautiful possible.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore spoke about his daughter Sloan during his political speech at the Friday night MetLife Stadium show.

“And if I let that fear I felt on the plane yesterday stop me from speaking my heart in order to keep my own comfort and the audience’s comfort, that is the day I no longer continue to be on stage,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore spoke about overcoming fear to use his platform for advocacy during his Friday night MetLife Stadium speech.

“Say free, free Palestine!”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore chanted the phrase while wearing a keffiyeh and walking around the stage during his Friday night opening set at MetLife Stadium.