“Mickey” singer Toni Basil has sued Disney and Viacom over the unauthorized use of her 1982 hit in shows like South Park and RuPaul’s Drag Race. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday at Los Angeles County ...

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 ...

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 ...

Twenty-seven years after Toni Basil’s chant-song “Mickey” reached #1 on the Billboard charts, the homegrown Las Vegan still has the red, white and blue cheerleader’s uniform that she wore in the ...

A video of Toni Basil showing off her moves is going viral. You probably remember her as the singer/dancer in the hit song "Mickey" from the 1980s. Basil will be 75 years old in September. The clip of ...

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'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 ...

Toni Basil may be 82 on paper, but fans swear that she hasn't aged a day since her 1982 smash hit "Mickey." In recent months, Basil has posted several videos and photos of herself on Instagram.

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 ...

It likely won’t totally blow your mind, to paraphrase Toni Basil’s 1982 hit “Mickey,” but today the ex-So You Think You Can Dance guest judge is going after the Walt Disney Company, Viacom, South Park ...

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 ...