Their album '' The Heist '' was released in October 2012 and debuted on the U.S. '' Billboard '' 200 at number 2 of the week dated October 27 , 2012 , selling over 78,000 copies . " Same Love " was released on July 18 , 2012 and after " White Walls " . In January 2013 , Music Choice featured Macklemore in the brand new series " Primed " , which focuses on emerging artists . In May 2013 , Haggerty was featured on Clinton Sparks 's single " Gold Rush " , along with 2 Chainz and D.A . The Heist World Tour began in August 2012 to promote '' The Heist '' . In January 2015 , Macklemore announced via Twitter that his third studio album would be released sometime in the second half of that year . Despite this , the album was not released until February 26 , 2016 . On August 5 , 2015 , Macklemore released a song for free download titled " Growing Up ( Sloane 's Song ) , " which features Ed Sheeran . On August 27 , 2015 , he released a new song called " Downtown " which features Foxy Shazam vocalist Eric Nally , Kool Moe Dee , Melle Mel , and Grandmaster Caz , which he performed at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30 . On his first tour in two years , An Evening with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis , Macklemore announced that his new album was finished and ready for release
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
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