Sam Fender has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his new release People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp earned the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician she divided her prize across several good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the properties.
