Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her bounty among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that developed their act, alongside other local music groups.
Also winners that year they donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.