Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty among several organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved two grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the properties.
