Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues received funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to good deeds.
In they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer stated that the group would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she split her award between a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she told outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved several local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
