Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed their hit record about equality, "Same Love" at the Osheaga Festival with indie pop group Tegan & Sara. The LBGTQ anthem has become a platform for bridging the gap between rap and same sex equality.
Macklemore gave a speech before the performance stating,
"I know that the people of Osheaga - the beautiful people of Osheaga - are a little bit more advanced in terms of equality than the rest of the world. I commend you and your country for evolving faster than most of us. But I am under the belief that until we evolve all of us in the world, we are still enslaved by our own prejudice and our own fear. You guys have led the way, you have pioneered for equality."
He continued, "But in America ... we have had a huge year in terms of following what you guys have set forth here. Now I don't care - I don't know what you believe. But me personally, I believe that no government, no state, no province, no institution, no other human being, no religion, can tell you who you love in your heart is right or wrong - it is up to you. I believe in compassion. I believe in tolerance. And I, like the rest of Canada, believe in equality."
He then announced that Tegan and Sara would join him on stage for the next song, causing an uproar of cheers throughout the crowd. The girl duo (who are twin sisters and both openly gay) sang the hook of empowering song.
Following the performance, Tegan and Sara took to their Facebook page stating,
"Thanks to Macklemore + Ryan Lewis for having us perform #samelove with them tonight at Osheaga. It was magical, moving and terrifying."
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