Pink Shares Post Attacking Macklemore Over 'Free Palestine' Remarks, Then Faces Backlash

Pink faced backlash after reposting a statement from an advocacy group calling for an apology from Macklemore for advocating for Palestinians during his opening act for Ed Sheeran in New Jersey. Pink reposted the message from the group StopAntisemitism on her Instagram stories. The message started with the word 'Awful,' suggesting that Jewish fans had purchased their tickets to see Sheeran but instead experienced what it referred to as anti-Israel propaganda. According to the group, the Seattle rapper had accused Israel of falsely committing a genocide, and concertgoers were owed an apology and a refund. Pink did not comment and has not yet given a reason for posting the message. P!nk reshared pro-Israel group's post demanding Macklemore apologize for his 'Free Palestine' message and denying that Israel is committing genocide. pic.twitter.com/0707MvM5Dn — Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) September 7, 2026 Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, performed for Ed Sheeran in MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5 as part of his Loop Tour. Dressed in a keffiyeh, the rapper told the crowd of more than 80,000 people that he wanted to stand in the stadium and say, 'Free Palestine.' He mentioned that he hoped people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank knew they had not been forgotten and that every human being deserved freedom. Macklemore then sang 'Hind's Hall,' a protest song he released in 2024, as images of Gaza played on the stadium screens. Moreover, the rapper spoke directly to the Jewish audience, saying that criticizing Israel was not criticizing them. His performance led the Israeli American Council to file a petition asking Sheeran and his management to remove the rapper from other tour dates. The petition referred to his show as a concert and not a rally for activists and politics. It also claimed that Macklemore used his global platform to promote a one-sided political agenda. The petition asked whether the speech and visuals were approved before the event. Pink's repost drew mixed reactions on social media. While some believed that the ticket buyers had not expected such political speeches from the opening act, others criticized the singer, Alecia Moore, for using language that understated the number of civilian casualties in Gaza and called for a boycott of her music. As of Sunday, Sheeran had not responded to the petition and announced refunds. On the singer's tour page, Macklemore is still listed as the opening act for the upcoming U.S. dates; he will perform at eight other venues until November. The war has always been on Macklemore's mind. In 2024, the rapper released the protest song 'Hind's Hall' to encourage the students who protested. The song was named after Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who died in Gaza, as Columbia University renamed its building to Hind's Hall. Later that year, the rapper was removed from a Las Vegas festival lineup. Related