Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the past year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
In the band earned the award in 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year they donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
