Singer Kate Nash recently stated that she feels she will make more money from selling photos of her bottom on On–Fans than she will from her concerts, after joining the platform because it’s “a really difficult time for artists to tour”.
Kate Nash shares her thoughts
Under the slogan “Butts for tour buses”, the musician announced on Thursday that her On–Fans income will subsidise her shows because “touring makes losses not profits”.
“I also think it’s bit of a punk protest as a woman to take control of my body and sell it to be able to fund my passion project, which is actually my 18-year career,” she explained.
“I want to highlight that, and I want people to talk about it, and I want people to know the truth about what what’s happening in the music business.”
Nash recently finished a three-week US tour, started her UK dates in Glasgow on Thursday, and will then move on to Europe. Her date at London’s Koko is sold out.
“I’m losing money from those tours,” she told BBC News.
“The only way I could find to make a profit on the tour – you’re either going, hopefully I sell enough T-shirts to cover the debt, or you cut people’s wages, or you fire band and crew, or you travel dangerously.”
She added: “So that leaves me in a position where I’m not profiting from tours. So is this a job, or is it a passion project?”
She also said it was “an important time for women to take control and to feel empowered”, and that she often posted photos of her posterior anyway.
The pictures she’s posted on OnlyFans so far are revealing but not explicit.
“I think the arse is the perfect combination of comedy and sexuality,” she said.
“I actually like bums. I think they’re just quite great. I think it’s funny. I enjoy taking pictures of my bum. Always been a bit of a flasher. So I’m going to enjoy doing it, and I’m already putting it online anyway.
“I’m going to probably make more money doing that than the music over the next three months.”
Nash, who released her fifth studio album in June, also told fans on Instagram: “No need to stream my music, I’m good for the 0.003 of a penny per stream thanks.”
Last month, fellow singer Lily Allen revealed that she earns more money selling pictures of her feet on OnlyFans than she does from her Spotify streams. In recent months, several artists, including Rachel Chinouriri, Ratboy, and Liela Moss of The Duke Spirit, have canceled their tours, citing rising costs as the reason. Nash drew attention to a survey from the recording and rehearsal studio network Pirate, which indicated that most artists have not experienced an increase in gig fees in recent years, despite the rise in ticket prices.
“Festival prices and ticket prices have gone up drastically, but the musicians’ wage hasn’t,” she said.
“So you might be playing a venue that you’ve played multiple times and you can sell it out, [but] you’re getting the same fee that you did 10 years ago, probably. But all the other costs have gone up.”
