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Macklemore, the American rapper whose real name is Ben Haggerty, has donated his entire net earnings—amounting to one million dollars—from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to Palestinian charities after being removed as a supporting act. The donation supports organizations like Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and HEAL Palestine, among others. Macklemore also called out Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium where the tour was set to perform, inviting him to match his contribution in support of Palestinians' rights.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Rapper Macklemore pledged to donate his entire net earnings of $1 million, which he earned as an opening act for Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour, to six organizations supporting Palestinians. Macklemore made the donation after being dropped from the tour due to comments supportive of Palestine during a performance. The controversy began when venues threatened to cancel shows if Macklemore continued to perform; Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, was among those refusing to allow Macklemore’s performances at his venue. In response, Macklemore challenged Kraft to match his donation in support of Palestinian relief efforts.
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US rapper Macklemore has donated his entire net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour – one million US dollars (£747,328) – to charities supporting Palestinian people.
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Macklemore → donate → people
The donation comes after the musician was dropped as a supporting act over comments he made about Gaza.
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he → come → Gaza
Since then, all of Sheeran’s Loop Tour supporting acts, including Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Grammy award-winning musician Finneas, who is Billie Eilish’s brother, and Danish singer Lukas Graham, as well as his backing band Beoga, have dropped out of the remaining dates.
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who → support → dates
In a post shared on Instagram on Wednesday, Macklemore, real name Ben Haggerty, said: “With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom.
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who → share → freedom
“I will be donating the entire 1 million (dollars) of my net earings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organisations working directly to support the Palestinian people.”
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I → donate → people
On Monday, the rapper claimed that Robert Kraft, whose Kraft Group owns the Gillette Stadium that they were due to play in, had contacted Sheeran and told him they would not be able to play unless he was removed from the tour.
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he → claim → tour
He invited the US businessman to match his donations adding that “whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting.
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lives → invite → this
He said: “Aid alone cannot address the conditions that make it necessary.
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it → say → conditions
This is a manmade injustice and I believe it requires immediate political change.
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it → believe → change
“Palestinians have lived for decades without basic rights and should not have to wait another day to be free.
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Palestinians → live → rights
This is where my focus will remain.”
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focus → remain → ?
The rapper donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), HEAL Palestine, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Medical Aid for Palestinians, UNRWA USA and American Near East Refugee Aid.
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rapper → donate → Palestinians
On Tuesday, Sheeran said on social media that Macklemore’s departure from the tour was the promoter’s decision and not his.
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departure → say → tour
He said “upcoming tour dates had communicated that they would pull the shows if he was still supporting”, and added that Kraft, was among them.
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Sheeran added: “I am not complicit. I have my personal views on this devastating conflict.
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I → say → conflict
The Shape Of You singer said he was “appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine”, and added he respected Macklemore “as an artist”.
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he → say → artist
In a previous statement shared by Kraft, the businessman said his decision to ban the US rapper following his comments onstage were due to a “broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community”.
Sheeran’s next performance is scheduled for September 19 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where Graham and Rowe had been due to open for him.
He has 17 dates still left on the tour across North and South America, with the final show scheduled for December 11 in Mexico City.
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show → share → City
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