Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
These funds assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When they earned the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her award among multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
