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U2 Releases "Torn," the Final Recording by Dolly Parton

The Irish rock band has debuted a duet featuring the late country icon, which was recorded in Nashville shortly before her death in August.

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The Irish rock band has debuted a duet featuring the late country icon, which was recorded in Nashville shortly before her death in August.

The late country superstar recorded the song in Nashville, Tenn. in June this year, making it her final recorded vocal performance prior to her Aug. 25 death. There's new music from beloved country star Dolly Parton, who died in August. Parton collaborated with U2 on "Torn," her final recording before her death.

Global News Canada reported the story as "Dolly Parton and U2's duet 'Torn' released as singer's final recorded song." The Independent reported the story as "U2 release Dolly Parton’s final song on band’s latest album." New York Post reported the story as "Dolly Parton sings about a ‘family at war’ on her final recorded song."

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4 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, CBS News, Global News Canada and New York Post. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 9 hours ago.

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New York Post reported it first, Nov 13, 9:24 AM ET. 4 outlets carried it over 1h 59m, 2 left, 1 center and 1 right. Half of them within 1h 26m.Reached 3 countries: the United States first, then Canada +1h 26m and the United Kingdom +1h 59m.

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  1. FirstNew York PostNov 13, 9:24 AM ETRight
  2. +1h 26mGlobal News CanadaNov 13, 10:50 AM ETCenter
  3. +1h 35mCBS NewsNov 13, 11:00 AM ETLeft
  4. +1h 59mThe IndependentNov 13, 11:23 AM ETLeft

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