Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled “Free Palestine!” onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song “Hind’s Hall.”
Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
“After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,” according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.
Stokeholders?
The stakeholder has a name.
Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he says New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott among stadium owners over the rapper’s remarks in support of Palestinians.
Awful nice of the corporate media outlet to hide the name of one side while blasting the other.
TIL Macklemore is based
I like some of his songs about Palestine, but this guy put out songs specifically targeting Biden saying he wouldn’t vote for him.
This guy helped Trump win. Fuck Biden, but Trump is destroying the goddamn world and we don’t need idiots like this confusing people.
Edit: from Hinds Hall: “The blood is on your hands Biden, we can see it all. And fuck no, I’m not voting for you in the fall.”
wow, he is a good guy after all and not just some blue maga freak, good for him.
Your right, it’s good Trump won. Things are going so well.
Edit: Both sides are the same, right everyone?
do you know that tweet where that one guy is like, “i like waffles” and another guy replies saying “so you hate pancakes?”
i hope thats enough to say but the liberal mind is incomprehensible to me so idk.
It’s time you people stop relying on the excuse that any Biden criticism is the same as equating both sides. It’s kinda pathetic and the same type of shit that will make people less likely to vote for the Democrats as it only serves as a way to suppress criticism.
He always has been. Naturally, his one goofy song about thrifting is the one that went viral.
Even the goofy thrifting song is based as fuck. It’s a rejection of fast fashion and manufactured style in favour of joyous self-expression on a working class budget.
I know it’s just another big hit one but man I love how he just starts and doesn’t stop in “Can’t Hold Us.”
He is, but also a really corny dude to the point where he gives right wing pundits someone to point and laugh at. I know he is genuine and wants to put eyeballs on issues, however he sometimes came off performative about it which turns people off unfortunately.
Nah, fuck that. What you’re calling corny is just sincerity. Leave that irony poisoned “caring about things is cringe” bullshit to the right wing chuds.
If Pink’s reply (which seems thoughtful and balanced) is to be believed, it’s not due to support of Palestine as much as trotting out grotesque antisemitic caricatures and blaming all Jews for the Gaza genocide.
“Criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you” - Macklemore’s statement to his Jewish fans. Doesn’t really sound like he’s “blaming all Jews”, at all.
Pink is succesfully minimizing and normalizing actual antisemitism with this garbage.
I watched the video of Macklemore, and he makes it crystal clear that criticism of apartheid and Israel is not criticism of judeism.
From the article:
Macklemore took time to rebuke critics who may dub him antisemitic, declaring to Jewish audience members at the concert after his initial “Free Palestine!” exclamation that “Criticism of Israel [and] being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you.”
“Blaming all Jews,” riiiiight.
So Ed Sheeran is a piece of shit, eh?
According to Macklemore, Sheeran was told by venues to cut him, or cancel the whole tour. Sheeran tries to remain non-political as part of his brand. But it really feels like we’re up against the sad point where, if just saying “don’t genocide people” makes you “political”, then refusing to be political makes you a piece of shit.
I think a lot of artists are still riding this line between staying safe and potentially nuking their entire career. I won’t act like that’s an easy decision for anyone to make, but obviously looking from the outside it’s easy to see what the right decision is.
Time will tell. There’s still time for Ed to walk out on stage at his biggest show of the tour, throw a fist in the air, and say Free Palestine. I’ve had zero thoughts about him up until this point, but that would at least give me one shred of respect for him.
The articles made it seem like the venues forced Sheeran to drop macklemore. Sheeran may not have had a say.
Robert Kraft is the piece of shit here
It seems like it’s the venues that won’t let Mackelmore play.
Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
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“After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,”
From the tour promoters.
“American Venues”
Not sure who’s calling the shots here
EDIT:
The rapper alleges that Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft gave Sheeran an ultimatum.
Nothing says “good guy” like compromising your principles for money, right? tf is your argument here?
It’s likely not up to him as he has contractual obligations that could ruin more than just his own livelihood.
The whole system is fucked. Rotten to the core
EDIT: these replies are peak left self harm.
Macklemore: free Palestine
NFL Stadium Owners: drop Macklemore or we’ll cancel your show
label and tour management: we can’t lose all these venues, so Macklemore has to go
Lemmy community: how could Ed Sheeran do this??
Like, how about we point our anger at the people actually causing the problem, instead of the guy trying to salvage his tour in a no-win situation because of racist fucks
Ed Sheeran has an estimated net worth of around $350 million to $400 million
Won’t somebody think of the millionaires? His whole livelihood is at stake here!
If Robert Kraft and the other stadium owners break tour contracts over a “we don’t like your opener” thing after they already signed, it’ll be huge fees and possibly a lawsuit. Ed Sheeran had leverage here and he didn’t use it.
His record label had the leverage and chose not to use it. There’s very little say the artists themselves actually have in these kinds of things.
a piece of shit for ditching a racist?
oh you’re ok with the racist i get it
Fuck ed sheeran
Well macklemore is straight up an antisemite. Here he is performing in a “Jewish” costume.
Fuck Sheeran. Rat-faced little bitch
Yep Ed should have cancelled the rest of the tour. No need to worry about all the lower paid people in the entourage who would suddenly be out of work. No need to worry about the fans that bought tickets and made travel arrangements that will be out money for the cancellation. I feel he was probably put in no win situation and all the people ragging on him now would be ragging on him if he had cancelled as well.
Well all of the openers and his backing band have all dropped out of the tour.
He’s a very large artist, it’s not like he doesn’t have any sway. If he really dug his heels in, do you think the venues would follow through on cancelling? And if they did, do you think people would be more upset with him for standing up for a good cause, or with the venues for cancelling his shows just because they disagree with something someone he is touring with said, that is broadly popular and blatantly not antisemitic?
Ed’s a real twink
Noice!
