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Lorde wears "Free Palestine" jacket at Austin City Limits

Original: Lorde wore a jacket emblazoned with “FREE PALESTINE” during her Austin City Limits set, in a jab at billionaire Robert K

Lorde wore a jacket reading "Free Palestine" during her Austin City Limits performance in Texas, later sharing a photo of it on her Instagram Story. The message is being read as a jab at billionaire Robert Kraft, and it lands amid ongoing controversy over Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour. The gesture is fueling fresh debate about artists taking public stances on the Israel-Palestine conflict at major US music events.

Why now: A high-profile pop star publicly took a political stance at a major US festival amid escalating controversy over artists' positions on Israel-Palestine.

LordeAustin City LimitsRobert KraftMacklemoreEd Sheeran

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