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U2 Announce New Album 'Carnaval De Luz' Featuring Dolly Parton's Final Vocal

The band releases the record on November 13, including the single 'Silencio' and a duet with the late singer on the track 'Torn'.

7 publishers · 13 articles · first seen 24 Sept 2026 · updated 43d ago

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0%50%100%19%23 Sept, 19:43 UTCnowVariety: 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 · 24 Sept, 16:07 UTCStereogum: U2 Play Their Old High School On 50th Anniversary Of Their Formation · 25 Sept, 15:59 UTCBillboard: Bono Says Dolly Parton ‘Sang Her Heart Out’ for Her Final Recording With U2 · 25 Sept, 02:56 UTCNME: Dolly Parton to posthumously feature on new U2 song ‘Torn’ – marking her final recorded performance · 24 Sept, 19:32 UTCRSS: News: U2 Announce First Album in Nine Years · 24 Sept, 17:31 UTCStereogum: U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton: Hear “Silencio” · 24 Sept, 16:37 UTCStereogum: U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton & Rosalía: Hear “Silencio” · 24 Sept, 16:37 UTCConsequence: U2 Announce New Album Carnaval De Luz, Unveil New Song “Silencio”: Stream · 24 Sept, 16:17 UTCBillboard: U2 to Mark 50 Years As a Band With New Album ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Featuring Dolly Parton’s Final Vocals · 24 Sept, 16:10 UTCConsequence: Dolly Parton’s Final Recorded Vocals Featured on New U2 Track “Torn” · 24 Sept, 16:05 UTCNME: U2 announce long-awaited new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’ and share charismatic single ‘Silencio’ · 24 Sept, 16:00 UTCRolling Stone: Inside Dolly Parton’s Final Recording — A Duet With Bono on the New U2 Album · 24 Sept, 15:59 UTCRolling Stone: U2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 13 · 24 Sept, 15:59 UTC

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23 Sept, 19:43 UTC19%

The story so far

7 publishers have covered this in 13 articles since 24 Sept 2026. Rolling Stone published first, on 24 September at 15:59 UTC; NME followed 1 min later. The most recent article, from Stereogum, appeared on 25 September at 15:59 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Rolling Stone, NME, Consequence, Billboard, Stereogum, RSS: News.

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  • Dolly Parton — the market puts it at 19%, closing 26 Dec 2026. The outcome is Yes if Dolly Parton appears on a top 10 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by the issue dated for the week of December 26, 2026. The outcome is No if she does not meet this requirement by that specific date. Readers often mistake the deadline as the end of the calendar year or confuse any chart appearance with a top 10 ranking.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Dolly Parton at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. Rolling StoneU2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 1319%
  2. Rolling StoneInside Dolly Parton’s Final Recording — A Duet With Bono on the New U2 Album19%
  3. NMEU2 announce long-awaited new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’ and share charismatic single ‘Silencio’19%
  4. ConsequenceDolly Parton’s Final Recorded Vocals Featured on New U2 Track “Torn”19%
  5. VarietyU2’s First Album in Nine Years, ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Will Feature a Dolly Parton Duet With Bono, Said to Be Her Last Recorded Vocal19%
  6. BillboardU2 to Mark 50 Years As a Band With New Album ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Featuring Dolly Parton’s Final Vocals19%
  7. ConsequenceU2 Announce New Album Carnaval De Luz, Unveil New Song “Silencio”: Stream19%
  8. StereogumU2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton: Hear “Silencio”19%
  9. StereogumU2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton & Rosalía: Hear “Silencio”19%
  10. RSS: NewsU2 Announce First Album in Nine Years19%
  11. Show 3 later sources
    1. NMEDolly Parton to posthumously feature on new U2 song ‘Torn’ – marking her final recorded performance19%
    2. BillboardBono Says Dolly Parton ‘Sang Her Heart Out’ for Her Final Recording With U219%
    3. StereogumU2 Play Their Old High School On 50th Anniversary Of Their Formation19%
  12. Current odds19%

Sources

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  1. 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 Variety ·
  2. U2 Play Their Old High School On 50th Anniversary Of Their Formation Stereogum
  3. Bono Says Dolly Parton ‘Sang Her Heart Out’ for Her Final Recording With U2 Billboard
  4. Dolly Parton to posthumously feature on new U2 song ‘Torn’ – marking her final recorded performance NME
  5. U2 Announce First Album in Nine Years RSS: News
  6. U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton: Hear “Silencio” Stereogum
Show 7 more sources
  1. U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton & Rosalía: Hear “Silencio” Stereogum
  2. U2 Announce New Album Carnaval De Luz, Unveil New Song “Silencio”: Stream Consequence
  3. U2 to Mark 50 Years As a Band With New Album ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Featuring Dolly Parton’s Final Vocals Billboard
  4. Dolly Parton’s Final Recorded Vocals Featured on New U2 Track “Torn” Consequence
  5. U2 announce long-awaited new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’ and share charismatic single ‘Silencio’ NME
  6. Inside Dolly Parton’s Final Recording — A Duet With Bono on the New U2 Album Rolling Stone
  7. U2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 13 Rolling Stone

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