Sam Fender gives £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to small venues

Sam Fender donates £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to Music Venues Trust to support grassroots music venues in the UK. Fender recognizes the crucial role small venues played in his career and aims to help struggling spaces facing closure. Major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, and Ed Sheeran have also supported MVT through fundraising efforts to preserve the music scene's foundation.