Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the performances I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band won the prize in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer stated that the group would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist split her prize among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," said artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
