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Macklemore’s Free Palestine show at Wembley should be blocked, say members of the House Of Lords

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Macklemore • 4 min read

Macklemore’s Free Palestine show at Wembley should be blocked, say members of the House Of Lords

Macklemore’s Free Palestine mini-tour kicks off in Dublin later today and is due to reach London on Friday. But 50 members of the House Of Lords want Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to stop the rapper from coming to the UK because of one of the pro-Palestine groups that will benefit from the show…

Chris Cooke • 26 Oct 2026

As the drama continues around Ed Sheeran’s US tour, the debate is bigger than one pop star

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Ed Sheeran • 5 min read

As the drama continues around Ed Sheeran’s US tour, the debate is bigger than one pop star

The drama continues following the axing of Macklemore from Ed Sheeran’s US tour over his on-stage support for Palestine. Sheeran himself is taking a lot of heat, though some in the industry have expressed some sympathy, and argue the real debate here is about more than the decisions of one pop star…

Chris Cooke • 17 Sep 2026

Macklemore says Ed Sheeran was in a “fucked up position” after stadium owners threatened to pull shows over rapper’s on-stage support for Palestine

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Macklemore • 5 min read

Macklemore says Ed Sheeran was in a “fucked up position” after stadium owners threatened to pull shows over rapper’s on-stage support for Palestine

Macklemore has been axed as support on Ed Sheeran’s US tour because of his on-stage support for Palestine, prompting both artists to publish statements. The rapper was dropped after several stadium owners threatened to cancel shows taking place later this month if Macklemore was still on the bill…

Chris Cooke • 15 Sep 2026