Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The concept that money from shows in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In they won the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the band would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award between a few organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected another person's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the venues.
