Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which functions to save the Britain's independent concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
Back when the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist shared her award across multiple charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several local spots in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
