U2 releases their 16th studio album 'Carnival de Rouge' after 9 years... includes the late Dolly Parton's final vocals

U2 is set to release their 16th studio album, ″Carnaval De Luz,″ on November 13. This album marks their first studio release in nine years since 2017’s ″Songs of Experience.″ Earlier this year, the band released two EPs, ″Days of Ash″ and ″Easter Lily.″ Through the EPs, they paid tribute to Rene Good, who was shot by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the track ″American Obituary,″ and showed solidarity with citizens by singing about massacres and conflicts in Iran, Ukraine, and the Gaza Strip. ″Carnaval De Luz″ includes a total of 12 tracks, featuring pre-released songs such as ″Street Of Dreams″ and ″Silencio.″ The album’s executive producer is Jacknife Lee, with contributions from musicians including Brian Eno, Martin Garrix, and Daniel Lanois. Additionally, Dolly Parton, who passed away last August, performed a duet with Bono on the track ″Torn.″ Guitarist The Edge described this album as ″a collection of chaotic, provocative, and sacred songs.″ Bono stated, ″The melodies are sweeter, and the songs shine brighter. If the world is in darkness, we must not remain in the darkness.″ U2 was formed in 1976 at Mount Temple Comprehensive School and debuted in 1979 with the EP ″Three.″ They established themselves as a global band with the 1987 release ″The Joshua Tree″ and have won 22 Grammy Awards to date. In 2019, they visited South Korea for the first time during ″The Joshua Tree Tour.″ Bono has also been recognized for his social activism, including poverty relief and AIDS eradication efforts, and was the first musician nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Recently, U2 visited Dublin, Ireland, to pay tribute to Glen Hansard by performing ″Falling Slowly,″ and held a concert at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, the band’s starting point, for the first time in 50 years.