Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in big venues backs the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
