Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the prize on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted funding support in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist the singer announced that the group would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
