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Macklemore sets 'Free Palestine' tour after being dumped from Ed Sheeran shows

The Grammy-winning rapper had been due to perform at eight additional Sheeran shows when he was removed last month from the tour following remarks at a show in New Jersey.

FILE PHOTO: Singer Macklemore performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" show in New York City, US, July 22, 2022.
Singer Ed Sheeran appears on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Center in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Ed Sheeran's supporting acts quit US tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine comments

Duane Davis, center, and his attorney Michael Sanft are led back to a courtroom to hear his sentencing date after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center, Monday, Aug. 31,

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case

Rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting


Iranian rapper sentenced to death for 'writing protest slogans on walls'

The 22-year-old musician was issued the death sentence on charge of “waging war against God through participation in the destruction of public property,” among other charges.

Iranians residing in Armenia hold a demonstration in solidarity with Iranian protestors, outside the Iranian embassy in Yerevan on January 15, 2026.

Kanye West concert in Prague scrapped as venue owner terminates contract - report

Additional concerts, including ones planned for Poland, Italy, and other countries, have also been canceled in the recent past.

 Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Spotify declines to take down rap song cited for antisemitic conspiracy claims

Spotify rejected a request by the International Legal Forum to remove Chris Webby’s song Raw Thoughts VII, which the ILF said contained antisemitic tropes.

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Ye's upcoming concerts in Poland, Switzerland canceled after antisemitic remarks

Ye's upcoming concerts in Poland and Switzerland have been canceled amid mounting backlash over his past antisemitic remarks, disrupting his international tour plans.

Rapper Kanye West performs onstage during the "Vultures 1" playback concert during Rolling Loud 2024 at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 14, 2024 in Inglewood, California.

UK prosecutors lose appeal to reinstate terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, whose stage name is Mo Chara, was accused of having waved the flag of the banned militant group Hezbollah during a November 2024 gig.

 Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

’I lost touch with reality’: Ye apologizes for his antisemitism in Wall Street Journal ad

Ye issued another public apology for years of antisemitic remarks, taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal.

(L-R) Kanye "Ye" West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Rapper Drake appeals defamation suit dismissal over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.'

The lawsuit follows a decade-long feud in which Drake and Lamar released diss tracks said to target each other.

 Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Drake are pictured in Inglewood, California, U.S., on August 27, 2017 and in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 9, 2017 respectively in this combination photo.

Rapper Azealia Banks to perform in Tel Aviv to mark anniversary of Oct. 7

The show at Amphi Tel Aviv will be just one of Banks’s appearances during her solidarity visit to Israel.

AZEALIA BANKS performs in Paris in April.

American pro-Zionist rapper Azealia Banks finds refuge in Tel Aviv - interview

The Harlem-born rapper has always been outspoken, but her recent public support of Israel has cost her dearly.

Azealia Banks performs live on stage at Le Bataclan on April 12, 2025 in Paris, France.

Noa Cochva faces online abuse after responding to Glastonbury antisemitism - interview

The former pageant winner said that she's received physical and verbal threats after filming an Instagram video claiming "Death to the IDF" chant calls for the death of all Israelis.

 Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva is seen in her IDF uniform.