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The artist has given the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's small music venues.

The star was given the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.

Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.

"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."

From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.

Recently, top acts like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.

He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.

The money supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.

Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.

"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.

Fender is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to charitable organizations.

In they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.

That year, rapper and singer she split her prize across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.

"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she told a publication.

Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.

Also 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.

"Winning was ample," said artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."

Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.

One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.