Kate Nash says 'I'm creating jobs with my bum' after launching OnlyFans account

Singer Kate Nash has opened up about her unconventional approach to funding her music career, stating she is "creating jobs with my bum" through her OnlyFans.

The 37-year-old artist launched the account as both a statement on the "completely broken" state of the music industry and for economic reasons, she revealed during an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Nash explained that she started her OnlyFans account to help fund her tour, which kicked off in Glasgow, noting the amusing nature of the endeavour, but emphasising the bleakness of the music industry's future sustainability.

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Speaking to the Today show, she said: "It’s very funny, I think it is also fun to do, and my industry is completely broken, I don’t think it’s sustainable, and I think it’s a complete failure, I think it will collapse as well.

"So I do think people are going to have to find solutions to fund their art."

She shared how the account has had tangible benefits, like enabling her to bring extra crew members on tour. She said: "I think it’s quite empowering, and I’m also creating jobs with my bum now, for example, I couldn’t bring a crew member that’s on tour with me in the UK to Europe, but now I can, because of my OnlyFans website."

Detailing the financial pressures faced by artists, Nash reported a "30.3% increase" in costs related to live music from 2022 to 2024 and a "massive increase" in spending for accommodation, food, staff, travel, and other necessities for touring. To make ends meet, she's taken on various jobs including selling Star Wars jewellery from a comic book shop on livestreams.

The Harrow-born singer said: "I don’t really have time in my