Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across the UK.
The money supported spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her prize between a few good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she explained to a publication.
Previously, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year the group gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
