Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to good deeds.
In Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her prize between a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
