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The star has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's small music venues.

Fender was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.

The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the 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 performances I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."

Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.

Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.

Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.

These funds assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.

Other venues received funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that helped artists and audiences.

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

Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.

Back when Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.

That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.

"And I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.

Previously, they donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.

Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.

"The victory was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."

Last week, the MVT announced it had protected two small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.

The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.