Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's small music venues.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across the UK.
The money helped locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in big venues supports the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her bounty across a few good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
