Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to good deeds.
In they won the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their winnings to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved several local spots in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
