Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when they won the award in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer the singer stated that the act would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist she shared her prize across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," the artist told a publication.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had saved two local spots in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
