Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages played in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she divided her bounty across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she told a publication.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had protected two small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
