Concerts & Live Music

32+ min ago   (250+ words) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has issued a statement defending his decision to create what amounts to a ban on rapper Macklemore performing in support of Ed Sheeran at a number of stadiums following the rapper’s comments regarding Palestine,…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (618+ words) Thursday's concert will be the band's ninth visit to Edmonton, but it will be the group's first time headlining at Commonwealth Stadium, with Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy as openers Steadfast rockers Foo Fighters are returning to…...

52+ min ago   (188+ words) His new album "unentitled" is full of hope. John Gorka joined Kate McNally for a visit on The Folk Show. NH's humble giant of a songwriter: John Gorka visits The Folk Show John Gorka is an award-winning singer-songwriter with over…...

49+ min ago   (992+ words) The Jewish billionaire made the call after the rapper’s accusations at a concert that Israel was committing genocide. Robert Kraft, the Jewish and pro-Israel billionaire, took credit Monday for helping to pressure Ed Sheeran to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (537+ words) Macklemore popped onto the music scene back in 2012 with his tongue-in-cheek song, Thriftshop, which was all about the American singer's thrifting lifestyle. It was lighthearted and fun. These days, however, he seems to have taken a dark turn and is…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (363+ words) Robert Kraft extended an unexpected olive branch to Macklemore after the rapper claimed the Jewish businessman was the reason he was booted from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour. The New England Patriots owner, 85, said he would “welcome the opportunity to sit…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (424+ words) Rapper Macklemore has claimed that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pressured Ed Sheeran to remove him from the singer's US tour after he made pro-Palestinian comments during his performances. Macklemore, 43, said on Monday that Sheeran told him Kraft had…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (506+ words) At the centre of his account is a blunt exchange with Sheeran. Told the phrase 'Free Palestine' was 'hurtful to a lot of people', Macklemore says he replied that if those words were more offensive than 'tens of thousands of…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (450+ words) The Grammy Award-winning rapper shared a lengthy message on Instagram regarding his removal from the tour, placing blame not on Sheeran, but New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Macklemore is no longer part of Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop stadium tour,…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (498+ words) You probably don't think of singing along to a favorite song as something you're doing for your brain. But whether it's in the car, in the shower, or with other people, singing engages a surprisingly wide range of brain functions…...