Macklemore Directs $1M Tour Earnings to 6 Palestinian Aid Groups as Donations Spread
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Updated · NBC News · Sep 19
Macklemore Directs $1M Tour Earnings to 6 Palestinian Aid Groups as Donations Spread
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Sep 19
Summary
$1 million from Macklemore’s net earnings on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour is being split among six Palestinian relief nonprofits, which said the gift also refocused attention on Gaza’s worsening humanitarian needs.
The pledge followed Macklemore’s removal from the tour after pro-Palestinian remarks at MetLife Stadium; he said the donation was meant to shift the conversation back to Palestinians after four supporting acts quit in solidarity.
Aid groups said the money’s unrestricted structure is crucial because conditions in Gaza keep changing — from hunger and flooding risks to collapsing healthcare that forces medical evacuations for children.
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since last October’s fragile ceasefire, while food insecurity, water shortages and limited healthcare persist across Gaza and the West Bank.
The gift is already drawing more money: Ms. Rachel pledged another $1 million to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, influencers raised $72,000 more, and Anera said its social-media donations tripled its daily average.