Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the award in 1996 for their album the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she shared her award across a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group donated their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
