Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine

Rapper, who was dropped from tour after his speech in support of Palestine, challenges Robert Kraft to do the same

Macklemore has announced that he will donate the $1m salary he was paid as an opening act for Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour to organizations working with Palestinian people and relief in Gaza, after being dropped from the tour following backlash to his onstage comments in support of Palestine.

The rapper also challenged Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and prominent donor to Israel who refused to let Macklemore play at his Gillette Stadium outside Boston, to match his donation.