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Macklemore donates $1M Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine
The gist
Macklemore will donate his $1 million Ed Sheeran tour earnings to six Palestinian aid groups.
The pledge follows his removal from the tour and has drawn matching donations.
How it unfolded
- Sep 2026Macklemore departed Ed Sheeran's Loop tour on Monday following pressure from US stadium owners, after being dropped as an opener over his onstage pro-Palestinian comments.
- Sep 16, 2026Macklemore announced he will donate his entire $1 million net earnings from the tour to six organizations supporting Palestinian people, including UNRWA, and invited Robert Kraft to match his donation.
- Sep 16, 2026Robert Kraft said he plans to commit $2 million to match the donation, stating that Ed Sheeran had called him earlier that day asking him to commit the funds.