Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the band would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her bounty among a few organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated singer Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
