From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

RTE Late Late Show has presented its first ever Trad Music Hall of Fame Award to a “well deserved” musician. Host Patrick ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 19: In 1853, ``Il Trovatore'' by Giuseppe Verdi, the foremost Italian composer of opera, premiered in Rome. Verdi was greatly honoured during his lifetime, and his ...

You mean The King has songs that DIDN'T top the charts? George Strait has an astounding 60 number ones, by far the most in country music history. The list of songs that topped the charts includes ...