Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the prize on mid-October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across the UK.
These funds assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that money from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to give his honor funds to charitable organizations.
Back when they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the group would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her award among a few good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she told a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued two small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
