Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25k honor winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's small live music spots.
The star was awarded the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across the UK.
The money supported locations that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman Cocker declared that the act would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize across several charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
