WATCH: Black Pumas perform "Colors" on The Today Show
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Today, psychedelic soul group Black Pumas rocked The Today Show with a performance of “Colors.”
The song, which stems from their self-titled sophomore studio album, topped the Adult Alternative Songs chart. “Colors” is nominated for Record of the Year and Best American Roots Performance at this year’s Grammys. The deluxe edition of Black Pumas’ self-titled album is also nominated for Album of the Year. Last year, the group gained their first Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The Grammys will take place on March 14.
Released in 2019, Black Pumas’ self-titled album topped the Heatseekers Albums chart and peaked at number two on the Vinyl Albums chart and number four on the Folk Albums chart. The deluxe edition, which you can grab here, comes with three new songs, four live recordings, and four cover songs.
Since 2009, MP3s and NPCs owner Terrance Pryor has written about music, conventions, cosplay, and video games for publications such as AXS, Examiner, Fake Walls, and Ranker. Based out of Los Angeles, the former rock concert promoter/radio host can be seen talking about rock music on AXS TV’s Music’s Greatest Mysteries and discussing music and whatever else on their Black Man Talks Rock channel on YouTube.