Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to good deeds.
When they received the award in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician the artist divided her bounty between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by a national body and supporters who purchase "shares" in the properties.
