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

Pink revealed she took heavy backlash after criticising his performances. She said she was standing up for her own people and it was more isolating than expected. Macklemore later said that at a particular level of exposure, the expression becomes far too risky.