‘Off our playlist!’: Fly FM pulls Ed Sheeran from airwaves, backs artists speaking up for Palestine

Fly FM removed Ed Sheeran from its playlist, supporting Palestine and artists who speak for the cause, following Macklemore's removal from Sheeran's tour.

Macklemore was dropped from the Loop Tour after making pro-Palestinian remarks, as venues refused to host concerts featuring him.

Fly FM received supportive comments for its stance, while Macklemore pledged US$1 million to support Palestinians and urged others to match the donation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Fly FM has removed Ed Sheeran from its playlist, declaring “some things matter more than music” in a Facebook post expressing support for Palestine and artists who speak up for the cause.

The Malaysian radio station made the statement in a post that referenced US rapper Macklemore being dropped from Sheeran’s Loop Tour after speaking up for Palestine, with an accompanying graphic featuring Sheeran carrying the words “Off our playlist! Some things matter more than music”; the post had garnered 115 likes at the time of writing.

Fly FM said: “You've probably seen the news about Macklemore being dropped from the Loop Tour after speaking up for Palestine.

“We want to be clear about where we stand.

“Fly FM stands with the Palestinian people. And we stand with artists who use their voice for what they believe in.”

The station added: “Music is supposed to give people a voice. Not take it away.

“We stand with Palestine. We stand with artists who speak up for them.”

The post attracted supportive comments, including one from Ahmad Wazir Aiman thanking Fly FM for taking a stand and saying that remaining neutral while people were being killed amounted to enabling such acts.

Another commenter, Manal Ismail Al-Masry, wrote: “The irish radio stations gonna love this.”

Macklemore was removed from the remaining US dates of Sheeran’s Loop Tour after making pro-Palestinian remarks during a performance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month.

The rapper said he was dropped following discussions with Sheeran, while tour promoter Messina Touring Group said venues on upcoming dates had notified it that they would not allow concerts featuring Macklemore.

Sheeran later said the decision was made by the tour promoter after venue owners raised concerns, while Macklemore has continued to publicly support Palestine.

Macklemore has also pledged to donate his US$1 million (RM4.08 million) earnings from the tour to six organisations supporting Palestinians and called on New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match the donation.

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在 Macklemore 被取消与 Ed Sheeran 的巡演资格后，Fly FM 将 Ed Sheeran 的歌曲从播放列表中移除，以支持巴勒斯坦以及为巴勒斯坦事业发声的艺术家。

Macklemore因发表亲巴勒斯坦言论而被Loop巡演除名，因为演出场地拒绝举办有他参与的演唱会。

Fly FM 因其立场而获得了支持性评论，而 Macklemore 承诺捐赠 100 万美元支持巴勒斯坦人，并敦促其他人捐款与此金额持平。

吉隆坡，9 月 18 日讯——Fly FM 电台已将 Ed Sheeran 的歌曲从播放列表中移除，并在 Facebook 上发帖表示“有些事情比音乐更重要”，以此表达对巴勒斯坦以及为巴勒斯坦事业发声的艺术家的支持。

马来西亚电台在一篇帖子中发表了上述声明，帖子中提到了美国说唱歌手 Macklemore 因声援巴勒斯坦而被 Sheeran 的 Loop Tour 巡演除名，并配图 Sheeran 手拿写着“从我们的播放列表中移除！有些事情比音乐更重要”的字样；截至发稿时，该帖子已获得 115 个赞。

Fly FM 说：“你可能已经看到新闻报道，Macklemore 因为声援巴勒斯坦而被 Loop Tour 除名。

“我们想明确表明我们的立场。”

“Fly FM与巴勒斯坦人民站在一起。我们也支持那些用自己的声音表达信仰的艺术家们。”

电台补充道：“音乐应该赋予人们表达的权利，而不是剥夺他们的权利。”

“我们与巴勒斯坦站在一起。我们与那些为他们发声的艺术家站在一起。”

该帖子引来了许多支持性评论，其中包括 Ahmad Wazir Aiman 的评论，他感谢 Fly FM 表明立场，并表示在人们被杀害时保持中立就等于纵容这种行为。

另一位评论者马纳尔·伊斯梅尔·阿尔-马斯里写道：“爱尔兰的广播电台肯定会喜欢这个。”

本月早些时候，Macklemore 在新泽西州大都会人寿体育场的一场演出中发表了支持巴勒斯坦的言论，之后他被从 Sheeran 的 Loop Tour 剩余的美国演出日期中除名。

这位说唱歌手表示，在与希兰讨论后，他被解约了。而巡演主办方 Messina Touring Group 则表示，即将举行的演出场地已通知他们，他们不会允许举办有 Macklemore 参与的演唱会。

希兰后来表示，该决定是巡演主办方在场地所有者提出担忧后做出的，而麦克莫尔则继续公开支持巴勒斯坦。

Macklemore 还承诺将他此次巡演获得的 100 万美元（408 万令吉）收入捐​​赠给六个支持巴勒斯坦人的组织，并呼吁新英格兰爱国者队老板罗伯特·克拉夫特进行同等金额的捐赠。

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