World News / Macklemore, Sheeran & Kraft

Philadelphia Showed Up Anyway. The Public-Records Question Didn't Go Away.

Day five of a saga I keep saying I'll stop covering, and keep not stopping: Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour after his September 4-5 "Free...

Philadelphia police prep for Ed Sheeran concert as advocacy group demands answers over Macklemore's removal

Ed Sheeran is set to take the stage in Philadelphia for the first stop on his tour since Macklemore was dropped from the lineup over pro-Palestinian comments.

Demonstrators descend on the Linc ahead of Ed Sheeran concert, decrying Macklemore’s removal from the tour for his pro-Palestinian comments

Activists, some carrying Palestinian flags, gathered near Lincoln Financial Field to decry Macklemore’s firing from the British singer-songwriter's North American “Loop Tour.”

The Money Still Has No Address, But Now It Has a History

Day four of a saga I keep saying I'll stop covering. Quick recap for anyone joining late: Macklemore said "Free Palestine" at two MetLife shows, got dropped...

Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.

An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.

Kraft Matched the Donation. He Didn't Answer the Question.

Recap Yesterday I wrote about the Kraft/Sheeran/Macklemore dispute and flagged the one thing nobody with direct knowledge had confirmed or denied: whether...

Robert Kraft Is "In the Epstein Files." Here's What That Actually Says.

The chain of events On September 4, Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium and told the crowd: "The people all the way in Gaza to the occupied...

The Owners Have Names Now, and So Does the Broken Promise

Third piece in a series I didn't plan to write three of. Day one checked the "Kraft is in the Epstein files" attack against the actual DOJ document —...

Ed Sheeran backlash grows as radio station bans songs, protests pop up after Macklemore kicked off tour

Ed Sheeran continues to deal with the backlash surrounding Macklemore’s removal from the singer’s US tour. An Irish radio station announced Thursday that, in response to the controversy and...

Macklemore Alleged to Have Repeated Palestine Comments Despite Promoter Assurances to NFL Stadium Owners (Report)

The Wall Street Journal reported that Ed Sheeran and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft held a 40-minute phone call over the controversy.

The 40-Minute Phone Call That Left Ed Sheeran’s Tour Hanging by a Thread

Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to the singer that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill. Other NFL owners were ready to do the same.

Macklemore To Donate $1 Million In Tour Money To Support The Palestinian People

Macklemore says he'll donate the $1 million in net earnings he made as the supporting act on Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour to organizations that support the Palestinian people. And he's inviting Robert Kraft, the billionaire Gillette Stadium-New England Patriots owner who threatened a venue boycott against the tour, to match his donation.

Macklemore donating $1 million to Palestinian relief efforts, invites Kraft to do the same

Macklemore said on Instagram he wants to “bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people.”

Who is Robert Kraft, pro-Israel billionaire who cancelled Macklemore?

Rapper Macklemore claims Kraft rallied other venue owners against his participation in Ed Sheeran's US tour.

Jeffrey Epstein wanted Robert Kraft to hire his lawyer amid Patriots owner's prostitution case, documents show

After the Patriots owner was charged in 2019, the lawyer he eventually hired was directly connected to Epstein.

Finneas and other acts exit Ed Sheeran tour to protest Macklemore being dropped over pro-Palestinian remarks

All of Sheeran’s listed openers have left the tour after New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft worked to have Macklemore removed.