Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the new politics of Palestine solidarity
Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour sparked a wave of solidarity from fellow artists – and exposed how much the cultural politics around Palestine have changed
Black News 
Macklemore seems to be one of the most loved people on the internet right now (even if many of the posts celebrating him include some version of the disclaimer: “obviously, his music is terrible, but…”). Then again, that’s only half the story: the hip-hop artist was dropped as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour after an intense campaign against him, which saw everyone from the Israeli-American Council to Pink weighing in. It started last week at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, whenhellip;
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