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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements

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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements

“We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup,” promoter says.

By Jon Blistein

Palestinians Forgive +$20M in Debt in Grassroots Solidarity Campaign

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Palestinians Forgive +$20M in Debt in Grassroots Solidarity Campaign

Palestinians are forgiving millions in debt as a grassroots solidarity campaign spreads across the West Bank and Gaza.

By Rolling Stone MENA Staff

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Examining the Music Industry’s Pro-Palestine Stance

Salma Awad examines the music industry’s shifting stance on Gaza, and the line between genuine solidarity and performative support.

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Tough Love: Shabjdeed, Saint Levant, and Rejecting the Perfect Victim

Shabjdeed's Saint Levant diss exposes the pressure on Palestinians to remain legible and dignified "perfect victims."

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INSEAD, The ‘Business School for the World’ is Facing a Reckoning Over Gaza

INSEAD alumni and students demand divestment and accountability over Gaza, challenging the elite business school's silence.

NEWS

MC ABDUL Drops Gaza-focused Music Video for ‘Wait for Me’

Palestinian rapper MC Abdul turns his new music video for 'Wait For Me' into a chilling meditation on lost childhood in Gaza.

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Meet TÄRA, the ‘Arab&B’ Artist Italy Has No Category For

TÄRA named her own genre, dropped her debut EP on the anniversary of the Nakba, and is making music Italy has no category for.

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Tamer Nafar’s Debut Solo Album Tells Stories of a Palestinian Past and Future

DAM co-founder Tamer Nafar on his debut solo album, fatherhood, grief, and the hip-hop that refuses to stay quiet.

Commentary

Noose Politics: What the Death Penalty Means for the West Bank’s Future

A new Israeli law mandating executions in military courts could reshape the conflict and close one of its last political channels.

FEATURES

Arabs Divided Upon Khamenei’s Death: A Century of Unfinished Business

Arab reactions to the death of Ali Khamenei reveal a century of unresolved fractures shaped by Iran’s regional project.

NEWS

A Vital Lifeline: Saint Levant’s 2048 Foundation Backs Palestinian Musicians

Saint Levant’s 2048 Foundation launches to fund and connect Palestinian musicians constrained by occupation and scarce resources.

Album and Single Reviews

Konstancy’s City of Angels Is a Corridor You Can Ride Through

A night drive between Los Angeles and Jerusalem, City of Angels finds Konstancy turning distance into restrained, lived-in hip-hop.