Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's independent music venues.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release the album was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she shared with the media.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected two local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
