Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The money supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her award across a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
