Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor winnings to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would give their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, musician the artist split her prize across multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
