Refusing to back down after the latest attempt to silence him, Macklemore issued a principled statement that placed his music and public comments within the history of protest movements

Shortly after being announced as a Neon City Festival headliner, the rapper said, “Fuck America.” He was ultimately pulled from the festival “due to unforeseen circumstances.”

Macklemore was dropped from the inaugural Neon City Festival in Las Vegas, days after an anti-America remark he made during a pro-Palestine festival.

Macklemore has been dropped from Las Vegas' Neon City Festival days after he said, 'F--- America' on stage at a pro-Palestinian benefit concert.

Macklemore has spoken, or posted, in his defense of his anti-America callout over the weekend in Seattle. “My thoughts and feelings are not always expressed perfectly or politely. Sometimes I slip up and get caught in the moment.

American, anti-Israeli “tirade” has seen his appearance at the Neon City Festival in Las Vegas cancelled. Macklemore has faced backlash for saying “f**k America” during a ‘Palestine Will Live Forever’ performance.

Macklemore, the Seattle-born rapper, has been removed from the Neon City Festival lineup in Las Vegas. This decision came after a video surfaced on social media showing the artist saying “F*** America” during a performance.

Macklemore performed his second pro-Palestine song “Hind’s Hall 2” in Seattle and said “Fuck America” onstage. On Tuesday, the outspoken rapper was inexplicably removed from Las Vegas’ Neon City Festival lineup.