Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his new release his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist 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 beginning," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When they earned the award in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she shared her prize between several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
