The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that “Money for Nothing,” a Dire Straits hit from 1985, is too offensive for Canadian airwaves. The song is being singled out for the ...

The Dire Straits frontman's original lyric used the word “faggot” to describe a singer who got their “money for nothing and their chicks for free. Money For Nothing ...

Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in Arms." But as ...

Canadian Censor to Revisit Ban on Dire Straits’ ‘Money For Nothing’ Song. CRTC said public blowback from ban on British pop song due to a homophobic faux-pas prompted the review.

Dire Straits will release a 3-CD expanded edition of their massively successful 1985 album Brothers in Arms on May 16. Two of the three CDs are dedicated to a previously unreleased live recording ...

Dubai: After 25 years playing on airwaves, the Dire Straits hit Money for Nothing has been banned in Canada.The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that the 1985 song violates its code ...

TORONTO – Canada’s radio censor has overturned its earlier ban on Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” song playing on local airwaves. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council reviewed a ...

British rock band Dire Straits, broken up for decades, has a multimillion-selling catalogue that’s about to be sliced up for investors. Dire Straits riffs off Bowie bonds with own investment ...

Dire Straits had 4 top-20 singles from 1 album, which The Beatles and Rolling Stones never did It’s likely no artist will ever surpass The Beatles’ extensive list of No. 1 hits and charting ...