Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award funds to good deeds.
Back when they received the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer stated that the band would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician she shared her bounty among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," she told outlets.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
