Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across Britain.
The money supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist the singer announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize between multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
