Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their record the album, frontman the singer declared that the act would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her bounty between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," she explained to outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
