Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage

… <p>NEW YORK (AP) — <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/hub/macklemore">Macklemore</a></span> said Monday that he has been dropped from <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/hub/ed-sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a></span> ‘s tour over pro-Palestinian comments made by the Grammy-winning rapper earlier this month onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. </p><p>Macklemore said on Instagram that several U.S. venues told the promoter they would prohibit him from performing as Sheeran’s opening act for the Loop tour. </p><p>As a result, he wrote, Sheeran’s team decided to remove him from the tour. That’s despite the fact that the rapper — best known for his breakout hit “Thrift Shop” and the same-sex marriage anthem “Same Love” — has been making similar comments about the plight of Palestinians for years. </p><p>“So why is it an issue now? Because I’m sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America,” Macklemore wrote. “At a certain level of exposure, ‘Free Palestine’ becomes too much of a risk.”</p> …