Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after delivering onstage 'Free Palestine' remarks. Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Guardian, The Washington Post and RTE reported the decision.

Pink has said she took strong criticism after criticising his shows. She explained she was standing up for her own people and it was lonelier than expected. Macklemore later said that at a particular level of exposure, the expression turns into too big a risk.