At the same time, he never mentioned the genocide that Russia is committing in Ukraine.
Not in 2014, not in 2022, and not in 2026.
He did not mention the hundreds of thousands of people killed, nor the abducted Ukrainian children, nor the other things that constitute the definition of the word genocide.
That is why his phrase “being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore” is very hypocritical, and being apolitical comes quite easily to him.
Macklemore calls for artists to stand up for Palestine in his ‘Free Palestine’ tour announcement:
“It's 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn't work anymore. People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it.
What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage. When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention.”