Macklemore cancels Dubai show over alleged UAE role in Sudan war

Macklemore says he will not perform in the UAE until it stops "arming and funding the RSF".

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersUS rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai show over Sudan warGetty ImagesThe rapper Macklemore was due to perform in OctoberUS rapper Macklemore has cancelled his upcoming October show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the country's alleged role in the deadly conflict in Sudan.

He said people had for months been asking him to call off the concert in solidarity with the Sudanese people "and to boycott doing business in the UAE for the role they are playing in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in the region".

The rapper cited the UAE's reported support for the Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been battling the Sudanese army.

"Until the UAE stops arming and funding the RSF I will not perform there," he said in a post on Instagram.

Neither the Dubai city nor the UAE government have commented on Macklemore's statement.

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