Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
Back when they earned the prize in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer stated that the band would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, musician she split her award across several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
