Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
In the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the act would give their prize money to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her prize between several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," the artist shared with the media.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the properties.
