The singer reveals a surprising reality.
Lily Allen has generated controversy by confessing that she currently earns more income by selling photos of her feet on OnlyFans that through music Spotify. The British artist, recognized for hits such as ”Smile“, he explained in the podcast Miss Me who entered the adult content platform in June, after the advice of his pedicurist, who suggested he try sueryou on OnlyFans.
On their social networks, Allen promoted his profile, commenting that, despite having almost 8,000,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, the streaming platform streaming brings him less income than his 1,000 subscribers in OnlyFanswho pay 10 dollars a month each. “Don't hate the player, hate the game,” he responded to a critical comment on social networks.
The music industry has been profoundly transformed with the rise of streamingwhich has led to artists such as Allen to look for new forms of monetization. According to estimates of Billboardthe singer would receive around $4,077 a day for Spotify; However, much of this amount goes to labels and songwriters. Allen He assures that these figures are misleading and that the platforms' payment system does not really reflect the value of the artists' work, evidencing the financial challenges faced by the music industry in the digital age.