CENTRIC AWARD
Winner: Sam Smith f/ Mary J. Blige — ‘Stay With Me’
The BET Centric Award was designed to recognize neo soul and traditional R&B, as over the last few years it has become more alternative as they recognize the videos as well. With that criterion, we think Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige walk away with the award for “Stay With Me”.
Runner-Up: Mark Ronson f/ Bruno Mars — ‘Uptown Funk’
“Uptown Funk” is our runner up as you cannot go anywhere without hearing it and it is the alternative record that usually wins big but ‘Stay With Me’ is just too powerful of a record.
