What to Know About Macklemore's Supportive Wife, Tricia Davis

Key takeaways:

• Tricia Davis is a former nurse turned tour, merchandise and artist manager for Macklemore LLC, and a music video producer.

• She and Macklemore met on MySpace in 2006 and married in June 2015.

• The couple has three children.

Macklemore is dominating headlines this week. The rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's "Loop Tour" after telling crowds "Free Palestine", criticising the ongoing genocide, and performing his protest song "Hind's Hall" onstage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, according to ABC News. Macklemore, who has spent years using his platform to advocate for Palestinians, has framed the moment as exactly the point of joining the tour in the first place, writing on Instagram that he "didn't need 10 shows from Ed," just "two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say," per ABC News.

Several U.S. venues reportedly told the tour's promoter they wouldn't host the show with him on the bill, a decision New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has publicly defended, according to Rolling Stone — though the backlash to his removal was immediate and significant, with four other opening acts, Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe and Beoga, all quitting Sheeran's tour in solidarity within hours, according to the Associated Press. Macklemore has since announced that he would be donating US$1 million to charities in Palestine in support. Here's what to know about the woman who's been by his side through it all: his wife, Tricia Davis.

Who Is Tricia Davis?

Tricia Davis is an American music video producer and tour manager. She holds several producer credits on Macklemore's own music videos, including "Can't Hold Us" and "Same Love," according to IMDb.

What Does Tricia Davis Do for Work?

Before entering the music industry, Davis trained as a nurse, graduating from Seattle Pacific University with a nursing degree, per Famous Birthdays. She eventually left healthcare behind to work full-time within Macklemore's growing operation, managing entire national tours for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and expanding into producing music videos and handling merchandise.

How Did Tricia Davis Meet Macklemore?

Davis and Macklemore have social media to thank for their relationship: the two connected on MySpace in 2006, years before he became a global star, according to SCMP. At the time, Macklemore — born Benjamin Hammond Haggerty — was an independent Seattle artist still finding his footing, and dealing with the addiction struggles he's since spoken about extensively in public.

Are Tricia Davis and Macklemore Married?

Yes. The couple married on June 27, 2015, following their two-year engagement. By the time they wed, they already had a one-month-old daughter together.

Do Tricia Davis and Macklemore Have Children?

Yes, Macklemore and Tricia Davis have three children. Their first daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty, was born in May 2015, followed by a second daughter, Colette Koala Haggerty, in 2018, and a son, Hugo, more recently in 2021, according to Kindness Society. Davis has occasionally shared glimpses of family life on Instagram, though she keeps a relatively low public profile overall.