Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to good deeds.
When they won the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the act would give their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
