Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when they earned the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize among multiple organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
