The Associated Press reported on September 19, 2026, that Macklemore had pledged his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six Palestinian aid organizations. The pledge followed his removal from the tour after public comments about the war.
Recipients named in the report included Medical Aid for Palestinians, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and UNRWA USA. Their work spans emergency health care, food support and humanitarian services. The organizations, rather than the artist’s announcement alone, are the primary sources for their programmes and operational needs.
A pledge is a commitment, not evidence that money has already been transferred or spent. The distinction is especially important in crisis coverage: confirm whether funds were raised, disbursed and received, and read the aid group’s own updates before repeating a total as a completed donation.
Source date: September 19, 2026. Contextual photograph of food-distribution volunteers; it does not show a named aid group or a specific operation.
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