Can OnlyFans save the music industry?

Enlarge this image Why are musicians putting their content on OnlyFans? Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Why are musicians putting their content on OnlyFans? Getty Images Concert tickets are more expensive than ever, and according to Live Nation, 2023 was the biggest year ever for concert turnout and ticket sales. So why are indie artists turning to OnlyFans to pay the bills? This is PART ONE of our new series, Money Troubles. And for the next few weeks, we’re looking into the ways everyday people are trying to make ends meet… and what it says about how our culture views labor, basic needs, and even our favorite pastimes. In this episode, Brittany sits down with NPR culture reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento to get into the economic factors driving musicians to digital sex work and what that says about the music industry’s dwindling middle class. Sponsor Message This episode was produced by Alexis Williams. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.