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The artist has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small music venues.

The star was given the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.

Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his early career.

"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."

Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.

Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.

Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.

The money helped spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.

Other venues were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.

"The concept that money from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.

He is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.

In they won the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the group would give their winnings to the organization War Child.

That year, musician the artist divided her award between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.

"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she told a publication.

Two years ago, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.

Also the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.

"The victory was quite enough," said artist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected somebody else's life."

In the past week, the trust announced it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.

One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.