The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist the singer stated that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year the group gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
