Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, raising over £100k on his live tour to assist 38 small stages across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her award among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
