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No One Expected Dolly Parton’s Final Vocal Recording to Be on U2’s New Album: ‘She Got Out of Her Bed to Sing This Song’

Along with a new album announcement, U2 has also revealed an upcoming duet with Dolly Parton, which will be her last recorded vocals.

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U2 has officially announced that their new album, Carnaval De Luz, will be released on November 13, 2026. It’s the band’s first release since 2023’s Songs Of Surrender, an album that featured all re-recorded material. If we don’t count that, it’s the band’s first major release of the decade. It’s their first album of new material since Songs Of Experience in 2017. Overall, this will be the band’s 16th studio release.

On July 7, 2026, U2 released their lead single, “Street Of Dreams”, with a music video shot in Mexico City. During filming, the band was performing on top of a bus when a storm blew in. A local family offered their balcony so the band could finish filming, saving the day. The song was heavily associated with the........

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