Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album the album was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped locations that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that money from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
In they earned the award in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her bounty between multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told the media.
Previously, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was ample," said artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
