Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 local spots across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor funds to worthy causes.
In the band won the award in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist the singer announced that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her prize among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
