Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she shared her prize among multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," said artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved two local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
