'They are openly colluding': Colin Kaepernick spotlights NFL owners in Macklemore controversy
- On Tuesday, singer Ed Sheeran issued a statement attributing rapper Macklemore's removal from his U.S. Loop Tour to music promoters, following pressure from stadium owners including billionaire Robert Kraft.
- After Macklemore called for a "Free Palestine" and performed "Hind's Hall" at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, venue owners collectively issued an ultimatum: ban the rapper or Sheeran could not play their stadiums.
- Supporting acts Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and the band Beoga subsequently quit the tour, stating they could not support the "silencing" of Macklemore by venue owners.
- Music journalist Jeffrey Ingold characterized the decision as "cowardice," damaging Sheeran's carefully cultivated "nice guy" image, while the singer countered he is "not complicit" and uses his platform to unite, not divide.
- Sheeran is scheduled to perform in Philadelphia on Saturday despite calls for protest; there is no current indication he will cancel the tour, which carries an estimated economic loss of $60 million-$100 million.
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Macklemore will donate his Ed Sheeran tour money (Picture: ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images) Macklemore has made a statement after all of Ed Sheeran’s tour openers and live band members dropped out of the Loop Tour. The Downtown rapper, 43, was removed from the US leg of the tour over his speech on stage calling for a ‘Free Palestine’. After comments from Pink condemning Macklemore, stadium bosses reportedly told Ed he wouldn’t be allowed …
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“They’re Openly Colluding”: Colin Kaepernick Calls for Revolt Against Robert Kraft & 31 Other NFL Owners Amid Macklemore Drama
In his lengthy Instagram post, rapper Macklemore alleged that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Ed Sheeran that if Macklemore remained on the tour, Sheeran would not be allowed to perform at Gillette Stadium. At the same time, the rapper alleged that Kraft rallied other stadium owners to take the same position, effectively giving […]
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