Elaine Loughlin: Macklemore cancellation shines a light on the murky world of power and control

It is not the first time billionaire Robert Kraft, the man behind Macklemore being dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour, has used his vast influence to penalise pro-Palestinian views

Macklemore performs during day one of Leeds Festival in Bramham Park, Leeds.

Ed Sheeran has attracted more than a little heat over the decision to drop Macklemore from his tour for speaking out about the genocide in Gaza, and rightly so.

Remaining silent, as Sheeran has continued to do, when atrocities are being carried out against an entire race, is complicity. Don't try to spin it as anything else, Ed.