Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's small music venues.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to good deeds.
When Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her prize between multiple charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist told the media.
Previously, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
