Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's independent live music spots.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
When the band won the prize in the year 1996 for their album the album, vocalist the singer declared that the group would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize between several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
