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Macklemore pledges $1 million for Palestinian relief
By The BriefBrief · Sources (28)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM ET
Summary: US rapper Macklemore pledged US$1 million to a Palestinian relief non-profit, donating his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour. The pledge follows his being dropped from the tour after pro-Palestinian comments on stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and he said the goal was to refocus attention on Palestinian people.
WHO: Macklemore
WHAT: Macklemore pledged US$1 million to a Palestinian relief non-profit and said he will donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Macklemore said the pledge aimed to bring the conversation back to Palestinian people after a 48-hour period following his pro-Palestinian comments.
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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