Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to good deeds.
When they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the band would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her award among multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients the group donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had protected several local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
