Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the Britain's independent music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
In they received the prize in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she split her award between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
