Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's independent music venues.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
When Pulp received the award in the mid-90s for their album their work, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her prize across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," she told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
