Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine
Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMacklemore. “I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people. And I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation.
- ▪Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMacklemore.
- ▪“I will be donating the entire $1 million of my net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people.
- ▪And I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation.
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Macklemore. Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMacklemore. Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty ImagesMacklemoreMacklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to PalestineRapper, who was dropped from tour after his speech in support of Palestine, challenges Robert Kraft to do the sameAdrian HortonWed 16 Sep 2026 17.26 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 17.28 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMacklemore has announced that he will donate the $1m salary he was paid as an opening act for Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour to organizations working with Palestinian people and relief in Gaza, after being dropped from the tour following backlash to his onstage comments in support of Palestine.The rapper also challenged Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New…
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