Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor prize money to good deeds.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their release their work, vocalist the singer stated that the band would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she told outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
