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  "id": 7893419,
  "title": "Macklemore to Donate $1 Million Ed Sheeran Tour Earnings to Palestine Aid, Invites Robert Kraft to Match Him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/macklemore-to-donate-1-million-ed-sheeran-tour-earnings-to-palestine",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:42:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Pitchfork",
    "slug": "pitchfork",
    "url": "https://pitchfork.com/story/macklemore-will-donate-ed-sheeran-tour-earnings-to-palestine/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Macklemore pledged to donate $1 million of his earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour to six organizations aiding Palestinian people. The rapper stated his intention on Instagram, emphasizing the need to focus on Palestinian lives and their struggle for freedom and rights. Macklemore invited Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium and New England Patriots, to match his donation. Kraft, however, responded that Sheeran requested a $2 million match from Kraft before Macklemore's challenge. Initially, Macklemore was removed from the U.S. leg of the tour due to Macklemore's comments on stage and a history of antisemitic remarks. Subsequently, three other opening acts and Sheeran's backing band also withdrew from the tour in solidarity. PACBI, a founding organization in the BDS initiative, has called for Sheeran to cancel the tour.",
  "summary": "“Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting,” the rapper wrote on Instagram",
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Macklemore Donating $1 Million in Earnings from Ed Sheeran Tour to Palestine People",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/macklemore-donating-1-million-in-earnings-from-ed-sheeran-tour-to",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:31:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Macklemore Donates $1M in Ed Sheeran Tour Earnings to Palestinian Aid, Calls on Robert Kraft to Match It",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/macklemore-donates-1m-in-ed-sheeran-tour-earnings-to-palestinian-aid",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:58:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Macklemore pledges $1m in tour earnings to Palestinian groups",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/macklemore-pledges-1m-in-tour-earnings-to-palestinian-groups",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:18:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Macklemore Invites Robert Kraft To Match $1 Million Donation To Palestinians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/macklemore-invites-robert-kraft-to-match-1-million-donation-to",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:11:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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