Macklemore doubles down after getting kicked off Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestine stance

A week after Macklemore repeatedly called to "Free Palestine" and performed his anti-Israel song "Hind's Hall" while opening for Ed Sheeran, the rapper was dropped from the remaining U.S. dates he was scheduled to perform on the "Shape of You" singer's "Loop Tour."

"As the concert promoter for Ed Sheeran's U.S. Loop Tour, we have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans," Messina Touring Group, the promoter of the U.S. leg of Sheeran's Loop Tour, said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates."