Goodwill is now using the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit “Thrift Shop” as part of a marketing campaign and the duo doesn’t know it. LA Weekly’s Ben Westhoff has reported that Goodwill Southern California and other Goodwill locations have done this without Macklemore & Ryan Lewis having knowledge of the ads.
Mack & Lewis have had a working relationship with Goodwill since “Thrift Shop” was released. They filmed parts of their video for the hit song, which can be viewed below, in a Seattle, Washington Goodwill location. Mack has donated “three signed copies” of an EP and three t-shirts for a Goodwill auction, according to the company. When the pair performed at Sasquatch Music Festival, they asked fans to bring clothes for Goodwill donation bins. On “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore mentions the company when he says he is “at the Goodwill.”
Images of the ads can be seen below, courtesy of LA Weekly.
Mack & Lewis have attained Gold certification for last year’s The Heist, according to the RIAA. “Thrift Shop,” which also features Wanz, has already gone four-times-Platinum. That’s not their only Platinum hit. “Can’t Hold Us” has also reached the Platinum marker.
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fuck this dude, fuck that gay-ass played-out song and fuck everyone who likes them
^^^ ..troll so hard mafuckas wanna fine me, first a nig gotta find me…
This guy is always complaining about something. STFU already and retire! Hip Hop doesnt want you!
Macklemore thanked Goodwill first on the Billboard awards after receiving their award for top rap song.
The blogger “LA Weekly’s Ben Westhoff has reported”. Westhoff did not interview Goodwill, Macklemore or Ryan Lewis. He created tabloid drama for blog hits.
Move along there’s no story there.
If they demand royalties we will all see just how humanitarian they are