“Suddenly someone said: ‘Sting’s here on holiday! ... Mark Knopfler says that luck played a part in the creation of Dire Straits’ classic hit Money For Nothing — not once but twice.

Continuing our spotlight on the epic worldwide concert event that was 1985’s Live Aid, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’re showcasing this fantastic ...

“Money for Nothing”, written by Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler and famed rock star Sting, neither of whom returned queries from FOX411 by deadline, is a satire of the boom of MTV rock ...

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 Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that Dire Straits' 1980s hit Money for Nothing is too offensive for Canadian radio. The ruling, released Wednesday, was in response to a ...

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 ...

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.

“Right now Trevor Horn is on bass, there’s Mel Collins, the original sax player in Dire Straits, and Phil Palmer on guitar. He’s an amazing session player who played with Dire Straits and with me in ...

“Suddenly someone said: ‘Sting’s here on holiday! On the beach!’” How Mark Knopfler got lucky with Money For Nothing Why Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic riff is one of music’s greatest ever moments Click ...

Canadian broadcasters can go back to playing Dire Straits‘ 1985 hit, “Money For Nothing,” the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) announced yesterday. The song was pulled from ...

Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" can no longer be played in Canada in its original form since the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has deemed the song offensive. Gina DiNunno Jan. 13, 2011 at ...