Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award prize money to good deeds.
In Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
