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Macklemore — PICS
EDMOND SADAKA EDMOND/SIPA/REX/Sh Ben Haggerty AKA Macklemore rose to fame after the release of his chart-topping track “Thrift Shop,” but the rapper has been unstoppable since. While he is known collaborating with producer Ryan Lewis as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, he also has a bustling solo career. On June 15, 2017, Macklemore released ‘Glorious’ featuring American singer Skylar Grey. The track was featured on his album ‘Gemini,’ which also featured a track with pop songstress Kesha. In 2019, he returned to the scene with a song with boy band Why Don’t We, as well as a collaboration with Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. Macklemore has been incredibly outspoken on his struggle with addiction. In 2016, Macklemore appeared in Barack Obama’s weekly address to talk about the dangers of addiction to opioids and prescription painkillers. Click through the gallery to see even more of the most pivotal moments from the rapper’s career.
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Sara Jaye Weiss/REX/Shutterstock Ben Haggerty poses for a photo backstage at KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball in Los Angeles on Dec. 1, 2017.
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Keuenhof Rainer/Action Press/REX Ben Haggerty hits the stage at Rock am Ring in Nürburgring, Germany on June 4, 2017.
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EDMOND SADAKA EDMOND/SIPA/REX/Sh Ben Haggerty rocks a fringe jacket and red sneakers at Rock-en-Seine Festival, Day 3, in Saint-Cloud, France, in August of 2018.
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Rmv/REX/Shutterstock Ben Haggerty takes the stage at BottleRock Napa Valley Festival, Day One on May 26, 2017.
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Rob Latour/REX/Shutterstock Ben Haggerty and Skylar Grey pose for a snapshot at the 2017 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Macklemore performs “Glorious” at the 2017 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles.
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Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Macklemore performs at the Zedd Presents WELCOME! – Fundraising Concert Benefiting The ACLU held at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles on April 3, 2017.
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Rmv/REX/Shutterstock Macklemore performs live in concert at O2 Academy Brixton in London, on April 6, 2018.
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Rmv/REX/Shutterstock Macklemore performs live in concert at O2 Academy Brixton in London, on April 6, 2018.
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SYSPEO/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock Macklemore performs live in concert for fans in Cannes, France on August 14, 2018.
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EDMOND SADAKA EDMOND/SIPA/REX/Sh Ben Haggerty hits the stage at Rock-en-Seine Festival in Saint-Cloud, France on August 26, 2018.
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Oliver Gutfleisch/imageBROKER/RE Macklemore performs live at the 28th Heitere Open Air Fest in Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland.
