Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to good deeds.
In the band received the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she divided her prize among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had protected several grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
