U2 breaks a nine-year hiatus, and their new album features Dolly Parton’s final recording

*Carnaval De Luz* will be released on November 13, coinciding with U2’s 50th anniversary. Twelve songs, Brian Eno, Jacknife Lee, Daniel Lanois, Martin Garrix, a mysterious reference to Rosalía, and a particularly emotional finale: “Torn,” Dolly Parton’s final vocal recording before her death. Nine years. For almost any band, that would feel like an eternity. […]
U2 is believing in dreams again, and “Street of Dreams” ushers in a new era for the Irish band

After nine years without releasing a studio album featuring new material, U2 breaks its silence with “Street of Dreams,” the first single from an album that promises to recapture the energy of their heyday. Larry Mullen Jr. is back, Bono is writing for the stage again, and Mexico City serves as the setting for one […]
U2 releases “Days of Ash” and it’s the band’s most political and urgent comeback in nearly a decade

Just when it seemed that their recent legacy was marked by catalog revisions and nostalgia, U2 unexpectedly bursts forth with Days of Ash, a six-song EP that returns the group to its natural territory: music as a moral, emotional and political statement. Released on February 18, 2026, the work marks their first collection of original […]