ieves,  Sheeran said at the time, while adding that his own approach was to  maintain diplomacy and keep conversations open, not closed. 

Macklemore responded by pledging the $1 million he earned from his stint on the tour to organizations providing aid to Palestinians. Kraft later announced a $2 million contribution to humanitarian aid in the region.

The fallout also reshaped the remainder of Sheeran's tour, with opening acts Finneas, Aaron Rowe and Lukas Graham, as well as Sheeran's backing band Beoga, subsequently withdrawing from scheduled appearances.

Macklemore has since organized his own Free Palestine Tour, with sold-out shows scheduled for Dublin on Oct. 26, Paris on Oct. 29 and London on Oct. 30. Proceeds from the concerts are set to benefit a number of organizations supporting Palestinians, including Gaza Soup Kitchen, Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

The controversy also drove a noticeable spike in Macklemore's streaming numbers.

According to early data from Luminate reported by Billboard, official on-demand U.S. streams of Macklemore's solo catalog climbed from 282,000 on Sept. 13 to 767,000 two days later - a 172% increase. His total catalog, including his work with Ryan Lewis, nearly doubled over the same period, rising 97% from just over 1 million streams to nearly 2 million.

The biggest jump came for  Hind's Hall.  The protest track surged from just over 5,000 U.S. streams on Sept. 13 to nearly 87,000 on Sept. 15, its biggest daily total in more than two years.

Macklemore's solo Billboard Hot 100 history includes  Good Old Days,  featuring Kesha,  Glorious,  featuring Skylar Grey, and  Summer Days,  with Martin Garrix and Patrick Stump.