Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his new release his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 local spots across the UK.
The money helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band received the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she told outlets.
Previously, they donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had protected a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
