One-hit wonder Toni Basil might have topped the charts for the first time in 1982, but she was in the industry for decades ...

While Basil’s “Mickey” is famous, it wasn’t the original version of the song. According to Medium, “Mickey” was initially a track called “Kitty” by the British band Racey. When Basil performed the ...

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 ...

It also finds inspiration in an unusual place: Toni Basil’s new wave cheerleader classic “ Hey Mickey.” SORRY uses that song’s lyrics to their own devices, painting a brooding portrait of desire and ...

She is not a one-hit wonder, thank you very much. She's an incredibly fit, 72-year-old woman who dances like the wind, but she's not stranger to the spotlight. Toni Basil, whose 1982 hit song "Mickey" ...

It took a little while, but the arrival of MTV wreaked absolute fucking bedlam on the pop charts. At the dawn of the '80s, most of the acts who hit #1 were established stars of one sort or another -- ...

Toni Basil's claims arising from the use of her 80s hit "Mickey" in a South Park episode and in connection with a line of Disney clothing at Forever 21 have been rejected by a California appeals court ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...