Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toni Basil, American dancer turned singer, in Britain to perform her single 'Mickey' on Top of the Pops (Photo by PA Images via ...

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 ...

She's the 'Goddess of Go-Go' who topped the charts in 1982 with her smash hit Mickey. While more than four decades have passed since the release of Mickey, Toni Basil is still just as fierce and ...

Toni Basil, the one-hit wonder behind "Mickey," filed suit in L.A. Superior Court on Thursday alleging that the song has been used without her permission for decades. According to the suit, Basil ...

A federal appeals court says Basil is the sole owner of the famed new wave recording because the singer "primarily wielded creative control" during the production process. By Bill Donahue The singer ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

Toni Basil's hit music video for "Mickey" got jacked by JibJab so they could use it to cash in on their musical e-cards ... according to a new lawsuit filed by the singer. According to the docs ...

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 ...