The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues backs the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
When the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across a few organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
