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The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's small music venues.

He was given the award on October 16 as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.

Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.

"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."

Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.

In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.

Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.

The donation supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.

Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and fans.

"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.

The musician is among several artists to donate his award winnings to good deeds.

In the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the band would give their cash to the charity War Child.

That year, artist she split her bounty between multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.

"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told the media.

Previously, the band donated their prize money to the community center that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.

Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.

"The victory was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched the lives of others."

Recently, the MVT shared it had saved two grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.

The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.