Kate Nash has revealed she expects to lose around $16,000 on her current tour, saying she will continue sharing content on OnlyFans to help make up the shortfall.
The singer, 39, joined the subscription platform in 2024 as a way to highlight the financial pressures facing musicians and help fund her live shows.
She has been open about the challenges of making a living as an independent artist, recently launching her own OnlyFans TV channel to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the realities of life on the road.
“When I put out my record 9 Sad Symphonies in 2024 and I started touring it, I realised how much the grassroots of music and culture really was in crisis,” Nash said in a recent video.
“I was just losing thousands and thousands of pounds because I was choosing to have a human band instead of backing tracks, a sound person, a lighting person, and a few members of crew.
“I think that considering the cultural impact that my music has made, and the fact that I have millions of streams and I sell thousands of tickets, means that I should be able to have a band and a crew and pay them.”
Nash said she started her OnlyFans account and the Butts for Tour Buses campaign that followed because she “needed to make money fast” and wanted to “save Christmas”, having had to let a crew member go before the festive season.
“Culture really matters to me. Music really matters to me. And the doors are quickly closing on who can access a career in music,” she added.
“I loved that I was making people angry and that people were talking about the music industry and the problems within it.”
Nash has been open about her use of OnlyFans, and earlier this year spoke to MPs about the issue, explaining that she has needed the platform to help cover the costs of touring despite her success.
The Foundations singer continued: “I’m going on tour to North America.
“I’m set to lose about 16,000 dollars and I’m going to be putting my ass on the internet a lot to try and cover the cost of that. So, let’s have some fun.”
Nash has spent more than two decades in the music industry, and said her new OnlyFans TV channel was launched because “I really enjoy vlogging”.
She added: “I think traveling as a musician is really fun and interesting, and I want to share the behind-the-scenes of what it’s like to be a touring artist.”
Her debut record, Made Of Bricks, brought her fame in 2007 and went to number one on the UK album chart, with tracks including “Foundations”, “Mouthwash” and “Pumpkin Soup”.
The Brit Award-winning singer has also taken on acting roles, appearing in stage musicals such as Only Gold and in films including Greetings From Tim Buckley and Powder Room.
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