Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to save the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the top album of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to good deeds.
Back when they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her prize among several organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," said artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected two small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
