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Whether it's banning books or preventing artists from touring, silencing often backfires
If the goal was to silence rapper Macklemore by preventing him from touring with singer Ed Sheeran, it clearly backfired.
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If the goal was to silence rapper Macklemore by preventing him from touring with singer Ed Sheeran, it clearly backfired. Macklemore delivered a monolog in support of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and performed his pro-Palestinian protest song " Hind's Hall " during a Sept. 4, 2026, concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where he was an opening act for Sheeran.
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