U2's New Album 'Carnaval De Luz' Features Dolly Parton Duet, Set for Nov. 12 Release

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U2’s First Album in Nine Years, ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Will Feature a Dolly Parton Duet With Bono, Said to Be Her Last Recorded Vocal

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For anyone waiting for years to get a U2 album again, it might have seemed as if the band was, you know, running to stand still. But the day is at hand, as the group’s first full-length recording in nine years, “Carnaval De Luz,” has been set for a Nov. 12 release, Interscope Records announced Thursday.

The concluding track on the album is a duet with Dolly Parton , “Torn,” described in a release as “what has sadly turned out to be her last recorded vocal performance.” The song was co-written by U2, Parton and Johnny McDaid, and is described as “a tender country song detailing broken family ties that holds wider resonances.” The track features pedal steel guitar from Daniel Lanois.

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/u2-album-carnaval-de-luz-dolly-parton-duet-1236874546/)._