Macklemore got cut from Ed Sheeran's US run after delivering onstage 'Free Palestine' statements. Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Guardian, The Washington Post and RTE reported the decision.

Pink said she took heavy backlash after panning his live sets. She said she was speaking up for her own people and it was a lonelier experience than anticipated. Macklemore would later say that with enough exposure, the phrase becomes too much of a risk.