Pink Addresses Macklemore Controversy, Backlash Over Her Stance on Pro-Palestine Acts

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Sep 11, 2026 4:15pm PT

Pink Explains Slamming Macklemore’s Pro-Palestine Performances, Acknowledges Heavy Backlash: ‘I’m Standing Up for My Own People, and I Thought I Knew How Lonely That Would Be. It’s Lonelier Than That’

By Chris Willman

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Pink had fallen silent in the face of backlash from many quarters following her reposting a call for Macklemore to be dropped from the Ed Sheeran tour in the wake of his nightly pro-Palestinian songs and statements. Now she has spoken up about the controversy and her part in it in a big way, with a 1,300-word social media post that has her exploring why she repeated the sentiments asking Sheeran to drop Macklemore, why his statements alarmed her as a Jewish woman, and how it has felt “lonely” facing an onslaught of criticism this week.

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/pink-explains-macklemore-social-media-post-palestine-jewish-1236859273/)._