The musician gives twenty-five thousand pounds award winnings to independent live spaces

The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.

He was given the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was named the best record of the previous year.

The musician has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.

"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."

From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.

Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.

Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across the UK.

These funds helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.

Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that helped performers and fans.

"The idea that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.

The musician is among several artists to give his honor funds to worthy causes.

In Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer declared that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.

During 2002, artist she divided her bounty among multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.

"And I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.

In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the community center that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.

Also winners that year they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.

"Winning was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."

In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.

The first in Southampton and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.