Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's independent live music spots.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp won the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, lead singer the singer announced that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
