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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


Sean 'Diddy' Combs cleared of most serious charges, to remain jailed for now

In a partial win for the former hip-hop star, he was only convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution.

 Defense lawyers comfort Sean "Diddy" Combs while discussing how to handle a note sent by jurors that they had reached a verdict on four of the five counts against him, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Israel, UK officials slam BBC over 'Death to IDF' chant at Glastonbury Festival

British rapper Bob Vylan took to the stage and repeated the chant during his set, while voicing support for Kneecap.

 Revellers with Palestinian and other flags gather as Kneecap performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

Azealia Banks: 'I'm a Zionist, no black person should be supporting Palestine'

In a series of posts on X/Twitter, the rapper asserted her highly controversial opinions, including that the Middle East has high rates of inbreeding.

Azealia Banks performs in London, England, Jan. 27, 2019.

Kneecap rapper charged with terror offense by UK police

Liam O'Hanna, whose stage name is Mo Chara, showed a Hezbollah flag during one of the band's shows in London in November.

Members of Kneecap pose on the red carpet at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards in Dublin, Ireland, February 14, 2025.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment

Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney's office say Combs used his business empire to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024.

 Sean "Diddy" Combs stands as he is arraigned on superseding charges in front of Judge Arun Subramanian, at the federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Five arrested for allegedly filming a music video in historic Indianapolis synagogue

The group was found with video equipment at Beth-El Zedeck Temple after police responded to calls reporting a burglary on Saturday evening,.

The historic Beth-El Zedeck Temple in Indianapolis.

Israeli spiritual rapper Eliezer Botzer dies at 43

With a giant presence – both physical and onstage -  and outward haredi trappings, Botzer created music that reached out spiritual seekers of any level of observance

 EIiezer Botzer, who led The Botzer Project.

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs cannot be trusted if released from jail, prosecutor says

Lawyers say that Diddy has demonstrated that 'either he cannot or will not follow rules.'

 Sean 'Diddy' Combs sits during a bail hearing in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 18, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz opens up about the ongoing conflict

'I want to use creativity for fun and to enhance people’s joy and laughter.'

 AT ‘JERUSALEM POST’ offices in the capital, last week.

Iran's executions of artists highlights regime's stance on freedom of expression - opinion

Iran has significantly increased executions in 2024, targeting dissenters like rapper Toomaj Salehi, reflecting the regime’s harsh stance on freedom of expression.

 PROTESTERS IN support of women in the Islamic Republic of Iran hold a banner reading ‘Woman Life Freedom,’ in Ottawa, 2022.