Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
The star was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In the band received the award in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer the singer declared that the act would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize between a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
