{"id":904112,"date":"2026-09-24T19:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/904112\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:58:10","slug":"u2-reveal-dolly-partons-last-vocals-on-new-album-carnaval-de-luz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/904112\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 reveal Dolly Parton\u2019s last vocals on new album Carnaval De Luz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Irish rock supergroup U2 enlisted Dolly Parton for a rare feature for their 16th studio album Carnaval De Luzto be released in November.<\/p>\n<p>Parton, who died of cancer last month, co-stars on the new record\u2019s final track titled Torn, believed to be her final recorded vocal performance.<\/p>\n<p>It is not known when the country queen laid down her vocals but it is likely it was last year before ill health forced her to postpone her Las Vegas residency in September 2025 before cancelling it altogether in May.<\/p>\n<p>U2 frontman Bono surprised his singing partner for <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DTtvGQRjet3\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her 80th birthday <\/a>in January, sending Nashville-based musician Patrick D\u2019Arcy to her home to play \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d while presenting her with a cake that read \u201cLove \u2026 Bono\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Parton laughed and joked with the piper, asking, \u201cAre you calling me an old bag?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It appears Bono referenced their Torn duet with a cryptic Easter egg when he paid tribute to Parton after her death on August 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery heart is torn,\u201d was the caption accompanying a sketch drawn by Bono of the singer with lyrics written across it.<\/p>\n<p>The song, co-written by U2, Parton and Snow Patrol\u2019s Johnny McDaid, is described as \u201ca tender country song detailing broken family ties that holds wider resonances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U2\u2019s new album, released on November 13, is their first record in nine years but bookends a prolific year for Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. as they mark their 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>They shared the politically-charged Days of Ash EP in February to mark Ash Wednesday and followed by the Easter Lily EP in April.<\/p>\n<p>Bono and his bandmates broke their own global embargo about eight hours before the big album reveal in a new episode of the Irish Times podcast Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as they celebrated the formation of the band at high school in Dublin on September 25, 1976.<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation with his bandmates he asked if allowed to disclose the album title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t say it. I\u2019m going to say it,\u201d he said. \u201cThe new album is called Carnaval de Luz.<\/p>\n<p>He said the band were brimming with excitement about the new songs, including new single Silencio released today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe song, that recording and this album we\u2019ve made, we\u2019ve caught it again. And it\u2019s strong stuff,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fans got their first taste of the record in July with the single \u201cField of Dreams\u201d, accompanied by a video shot in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>Other collaborators on the album include longtime studio companions Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, Dutch hitmaker Martin Garrix who recently worked with Madonna, and go-to American pop producer Ryan Tedder.<\/p>\n<p>The carnival vibe of the album title was reflected in Bono\u2019s statement when officially announcing the drop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoll up, roll up, roll up! Bring your purple socks, your broken hearts, your rose-tinted naivety \u2026 oh be amazed in the hall of mirrors. There will be loud guitars, deep bass, some ecstatic rhythms and, yes, some silver tears will make an appearance!\u201d he offered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Cause in the near distance just outside our carnival of light there are all kinds of creatures \u2026 the same imagination that brings us our creativity can also bring us monsters. So we make the drums louder. We build a bigger fire. We make our stories wilder and funnier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make the melodies sweeter and the songs, they better shine, because if the world is in darkness we better not be.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Edge was more about the music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a messy, provocative, sacred collection of songs \u2014 and features the first-ever use of flat-wound strings on a U2 recording. Just saying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Silencio and its music video, also shot in Mexico City, are out now.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish rock supergroup U2 enlisted Dolly Parton for a rare feature for their 16th studio album Carnaval 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