Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award funds to good deeds.
In the band won the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her award among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
