Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award funds to worthy causes.
When they won the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her award across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
In recent years, the band donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked singer Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
