Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record the album was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer the singer announced that the act would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she split her award between several charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
