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The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's small music venues.

The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.

Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages played in his early career.

"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."

From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.

Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.

Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 small stages across the UK.

The money assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.

Other venues were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.

"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.

The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to good deeds.

When they received the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, vocalist the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.

That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize among several good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.

"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.

In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.

Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.

"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected the lives of others."

In the past week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.

One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.