Macklemore will sing his marriage equality anthem at the NRL Grand Final
Image: Still from Macklemore's Same Love. Image: YouTube.
Rapper Macklemore has confirmed he will be performing his marriage equality anthem 鈥楽ame Love鈥� before kick-off at this weekend鈥檚 NRL Grand Final.
Mary Lambert, who also sang on the track, will join him, has reported.
鈥淪o excited to sing Same Love with Macklemore at the NRL Finals in Australia!鈥� she tweeted.
The song was a number one hit in Australia when it was released to critical acclaim in 2012 in support of marriage equality in the US.
It was the first song in the American top 40 to celebrate same-sex marriage.
鈥楽ame Love鈥� won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Message in 2013, and was nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards.
The song has become celebrated as an anthem for LGBTI rights.
Macklemore has long been a supporter of the LGBTI community and marriage equality.
He and his wife, Tricia Davis, married in 2015 after waiting for same-sex marriage to be legalised in the US.
The NRL Grand Final will take place on Sunday night at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
Tony Abbott has weighed into this, he thinks Macklemore is trying to “politicise” the game by singing one of his biggest hits. What a wanker Tony is.
First of all, Tone you dickhead, every big final musical act does their biggest hits whether they are political or not, that’s always the rule. Remember Midnight Oil at the 2000 Olympics? Do you really think they should have limited their set to “Surf’s Up Tonight” and then pissed off? You might have liked that but thousands of fans would have been furious. No one books A.B.Original then gets offended about Australia Day. And you are a fool, Tone, for trying to pretend otherwise.
Secondly, and more importantly, while NRL promotes itself as a game for everyone of all ages, it also knows that its future lies in its youngsters and young families. It’s why Macklemore is performing and not, say, The Seekers (although we know Tone would definitely prefer the latter, what a trendy chap he is). And CENSORING Macklemore because you don’t agree with his free speech will do nothing to enhance the reputation of the NRL with its young fans.
But thanks once again for demonstrating beyond doubt what a massive tool you are, Tony Abbott.