Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they received the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she split her prize across multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she shared with the media.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the properties.
