Recap Yesterday I wrote about the Kraft/Sheeran/Macklemore dispute and flagged the one thing nobody with direct knowledge had confirmed or denied: whether...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 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 —...
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...
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...
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.
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An Extended Interview With WordPress Creator Matt Mullenweg
I sat down with Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of WordPress' parent company, Automattic, for an extended interview in March, just ahead of the company's $160 million financing round a month later, which valued the company at $1.16 billion. (Apologies for posting this so long after the fact.) For a company that [...]
