Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's small live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they received the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer she shared her prize among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
