Kate Nash bites back against ‘lame’ label by raising £85,000 for her new album

The Londoner is crowdfunding her next album
“Empowered”: Kate Nash’s former label dropped her by sending a text
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After being dumped from her record label by text message, pop star Kate Nash is fighting back by crowdfunding her next album.

The Londoner, 29, has raised about £85,000 on Kickstarter — more than £30,000 over her target — from nearly 1,800 backers. The money will go towards mixing, mastering, distribution, artwork, PR and plugging — and hopefully touring.

Nash’s four UK Top 40 hits include single Foundations which peaked at number two in 2007 and has been viewed more than 13 million times on her YouTube Vevo channel.

After living in Los Angeles the songwriter is now back at her family home in North Harrow working on her fourth album. She has been independently releasing her music for the past five years.

Nash said: “Artists need to feel empowered and know that if their fanbase is there and they have a live show and good music, you can make it work. It’s all about being risky and provocative, that’s what people are attracted to.”

Asked about her former label, she said: “I got told that I was dropped by text message, which felt really lame. But I don’t see it as surprising now, because the industry doesn’t support artists’ mental health, it just wants to make as much money out of people as possible.”

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