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- Sam Fender, the British musician who won the Mercury Prize for his album People Watching, donated his £25,000 prize to the Music Venue Trust (MVT) to support UK grassroots venues.
- Fender said, "I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing today if it wasn’t for all the gigs I played."
- Since 2023, over 150 grassroots venues have closed.
- Fender's prior fundraising has raised over £100,000 for MVT.
