You can find one thing across all social platforms: Thirst traps. Videos in which people show off their beauty for likes are prevalent everywhere, and TikTok has a new song to put on top of your traps ...
But despite all those impressive credits, many fans will forever know Basil for “Mickey,” one of the greatest one-hit-wonders of the ‘80s, or possibly of all time. “Mickey” was actually a remake of ...
London duo SORRY are back with their first new music in two years. “Waxwing” feels like a step up, with dark, gleaming synths and a searing solo. It also finds inspiration in an unusual place: Toni ...
Charli XCX has shared her contribution to the Barbie movie soundtrack. True to its name, “Speed Drive” is a fast-paced banger that remixes Toni Basil’s iconic 1982 track “Mickey.” “Ah-ah, Barbie, ...
Hey! Toni Basil Is Not So Fine With Everyone’s Unauthorized Use of ‘Mickey’She’s suing Disney, Viacom, South Park, and more. What Is Toni Basil’s ‘Mickey’ Really About?Because we’ve heard for several ...
Baby Tate and Saweetie Cover Hey Mickey: Rappers Baby Tate and Saweetie have released a stunning reworking of Toni Basil’s 1981 pop classic “Hey Mickey.” It’s practically unrecognizable, besides the ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Court granted a victory to Toni Basil last week, affirming a lower court decision. In the 8-page opinion issued by the Ninth Circuit last ...
Baby Tate and Saweetie team up in the colorful video for the remix of Tate’s 2016 single “Hey, Mickey!” The original found Tate lamenting a love interest’s noncommital ways with a twist on Toni ...
Owing to her 1982 smash hit song, “Mickey,” Toni Basil often finds herself included in lists of one-hit wonders, a term that carries a whiff of derision, suggesting an artist fell short of achieving a ...
Toni Basil was already a 38-year-old showbiz veteran when her bouncy hit “Mickey” was released in the U.S. in May 1982, and in many ways the song was just a blip on her dizzyingly lengthy résumé. The ...