Time — The "Thrift Shop" rapper posted an apology to his website after stirring accusations of racial insensitivity for performing while dressed in a prosthetic nose, fake beard and black wig more info

NME — The singer went onstage in a costume that some thought evoked Jewish stereotypes more info

The Telegraph — American rapper Macklemore has apologised for causing offence by wearing a disguise some have criticised as anti-Semetic more info

The Independent — Macklemore has denied accusations of anti-Semitism after donning offensive fancy dress for a surprise Seattle gig last Friday. more info

Stereogum — Macklemore did a show in his hometown of Seattle on Friday, at the opening of the “Spectacle: The Music Video” exhibit at the EMP Museum, and for some mind-fuckingly inexplicable reason, decided to perform in a cobbled-together costume that left ... more info

NME — The rapper appeared at the opening of a exhibition about music videos in Seattle more info

Stereogum — In 2014 we appraise hip-hop on its forthrightness. Take, for example, the two front-runner Grammy-nominated hip-hop albums of 2013: Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid M.A.A.D. City and Macklemore’s The Heist. Both albums, in different ways, present up-fro... more info

ContactMusic — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' video for Can't Hold Us was a messy affair because no one realised their pirate ship trip off the coast of California would... more info

MTV.com News — It's going to take a lot to top this one. By Emilee Lindner more info

ContactMusic — Ryan Lewis has revealed his mother is HIV-positive.The 'Same Love' hitmaker, who is one half of the Grammy-winning hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan... more info