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Macklemore donates $1M net earnings from Ed Sheeran tour
By The BriefBrief · Sources (28)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET
Summary: Macklemore said he will donate the entirety of his $1 million net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s tour to organizations working directly to support Palestinian people. The announcement comes amid backlash tied to Sheeran’s tour.
WHO: Macklemore
WHAT: Donates $1 million in net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s tour to Palestinian-support organizations
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Macklemore said he will donate the earnings to organizations working directly to support the Palestinian people.
How this story developed (showing 10 of 10 earlier reports)
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Ed Sheeran resumes Philadelphia tour without support acts
· Sep 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
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Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran tour sparks fallout
· Sep 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
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Ed Sheeran tour disrupted as openers drop out after Macklemore
· Sep 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
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Ed Sheeran support acts withdraw after Macklemore removal
· Sep 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
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Ed Sheeran tour disrupted as support acts quit
· Sep 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
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Ed Sheeran tour support acts quit after Macklemore drop
· Sep 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestine comments
· Sep 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM ET
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Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour
· Sep 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran US tour after “Free Palestine”
· Sep 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM ET
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Macklemore speaks out after being dropped from Ed Sheeran tour
· Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Sources (28):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Jerusalem Post,
Latest & Breaking News | FOX 13 Tampa,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
PBS NewsHour,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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