Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the award in 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her award among several good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the community center that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
