Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to save the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
He is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
When they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the group would give their prize money to the organization the charity.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," stated artist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
