Sam Fender has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp won the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she divided her bounty among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," stated artist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
