# Macklemore donates $1M to Palestinian aid after Ed Sheeran tour fallout

> Macklemore pledges $1M to Palestinian aid groups after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour
- Title: Macklemore donates $1M to Palestinian aid after Ed Sheeran…
- Summary: Macklemore pledges $1M to Palestinian aid groups after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour Macklemore donated $1 million from his tour earnings to six…
- Keywords: macklemore, ed sheeran, loop tour, palestine childrens relief fund, heal palestine, gaza soup kitchen, medical aid for palestinians, unrwa usa, american near east refugee aid, robert kraft, new england patriots, gillette stadium
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/entertainment/macklemore-donates-1m-palestinian-aid-organizations-ed-sheeran-tour-fallout
- Author: Ashley Hume
- Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: macklemore, ed sheeran, loop tour, palestine childrens relief fund, heal palestine, gaza soup kitchen, medical aid for palestinians, unrwa usa, american near east refugee aid, robert kraft, new england patriots, gillette stadium
## Macklemore dropped from tour
Rapper Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after making anti-Israel comments at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
## Macklemore's donation pledge
Macklemore announced donating $1 million from his tour earnings to six Palestinian aid organizations including Palestine Children's Relief Fund
## Robert Kraft's response
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Ed Sheeran asked him to match Macklemore's $1 million donation with $2 million for Palestinian aid
## Supporting acts withdraw
Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe and Beoga pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity with Macklemore
## Macklemore's statement
Macklemore emphasized Palestinian lives are worth protecting and called for focus on aid workers and activists supporting Palestinian freedom

> With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom
## Kraft's solidarity statement
Robert Kraft highlighted his decades-long support for Palestinian-Israeli business initiatives and humanitarian efforts
## Macklemore's call to action
Macklemore urged others to stand with Palestinians rather than follow the news cycle

> When the news cycle moves on, which it will, don't move with it. Free Palestine
## Key takeaway

Macklemore donated $1 million from his tour earnings to six Palestinian aid organizations