Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she divided her prize between a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved two small stages in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in that location were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
