{
  "id": 12874648,
  "title": "Rosalía Reveals Bono Reached Out to Her for Spanish Advice on U2’s Song About Her: Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/rosalia-reveals-bono-reached-out-to-her-for-spanish-advice-on-u2s",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:09:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/10/rosalia-spanish-advice-bono-u2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rosalía has disclosed that Bono contacted her for assistance with Spanish language advice while crafting U2's upcoming song, \"The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)\". Despite their lack of previous acquaintance, the two have communicated regarding the track, featured on U2's forthcoming album Carnaval de Luz. During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rosalía revealed that Bono inquired about the appropriateness of certain words, which she likened to \"marmalade\". Upon researching and finding no direct equivalent in standard Spanish, Rosalía suggested, \"Feel free to invent your own language\". She described the tribute as \"mind-blowing\", particularly because she had grown up listening to U2. Bono explained the song's inspiration in a Rolling Stone interview, noting that Rosalía approached the project from a similar mindset as U2, which he found both frustrating and inspiring. He also revealed that Penélope Cruz had encouraged him to reach out to Rosalía. In another segment of the interview, Rosalía recounted an incident where she tried to attend a service at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, only to be turned away due to overcrowding. Despite dressing up and waiting in line in the freezing cold, she was ultimately turned away. Rosalía humorously remarked, \"God said no, but my outfit said yes\", and instead spent her money on new shoes.",
  "summary": "“Feel free to invent your own language,” she told the Irish rock legend after struggling to make sense of one of his lyrics Rosalía Reveals Bono Reached Out to Her for Spanish Advice on U2’s Song About Her: Watch Pedro Camacho",
  "key_points": [
    "Bono reached out to Rosalía for Spanish language advice on U2's song.",
    "Rosalía suggested inventing new language when no direct equivalent found.",
    "Penélope Cruz encouraged Bono to contact Rosalía for the project."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}