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The chicken franchise scene is sizzling — iconic legacy brands like Popeyes, KFC, and Wingstop continue dominating with proven systems and widespread recognition, while fast‑casual newcomers are carving out their niche with bold flavors and modern concepts. Combined, these top contenders offer entrepreneurs a powerful mix of brand strength, operational support, and high consumer demand, making chicken-centric franchising one of the hottest growth sectors in food service today.The brands on this list earned their spot on Entrepreneur’s 2025 Franchise 500, our annual ranking of the strongest franchise systems, based on factors like unit growth, brand stability and financial performance. Whether…

Forrest Frank’s “Your Way’s Better” stalled the three-month reign of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” on the monthly Top Gabb Music Songs chart when it reached No. 1 on the April 2025 tally, and now he’s joined Gaga and Mars as the only other act with a multi-month No. 1, reigning again on the May 2025 survey. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Billboard has partnered with Gabb Wireless, a phone company for kids and teens, to present a monthly chart tracking on-demand streams via its Gabb Music…

And while he wants to spread his wealth equally, his children will have to wait a while for their share. In fact, Durov—who launched Telegram, a cloud-based messaging app, alongside his brother Nikolai Durov in 2013—noted his offspring will not have access to their inheritances until “30 years” after the day of his interview with the French publication. “I want them to live like normal people,” he continued, “to build themselves up alone, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create, not to be dependent on a bank account.”  This revelation comes months after the billionaire was arrested and charged in France with enabling illegal crimes,…

Two months after Fat Joe sued his former hypeman Terrance “T.A.” Dixon for extortion over “false and vile accusations,” the one-time employee has filed his own lawsuit accusing the rapper of having sex with two underage girls. In a complaint filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, Dixon accuses Fat Joe (Joseph Cartagena) of a “deliberate and sustained campaign of exploitation,” leveling claims of sex trafficking, financial fraud, and racketeering. Most seriously, Dixon claims that he “personally witnessed defendant engage in sexual relations with children who were fifteen and sixteen years old.” “Minor Doe 1 is a 16-year-old Dominican girl residing…

Victoria Kalina is in the concrete jungle where her dreams are made of.  After the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader quit the squad last season, the 25-year-old has landed in New York City.  In season two of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts, Victoria and her mom Tina Kalina make the journey to New York and move her into an apartment. In episode seven, the duo explore everything the city has to offer—from busy streets and Times Square to the subway.  “It was very eye opening to know that there is life outside of DCC,” Victoria admitted during the episode. “I didn’t go off to…

Miley Cyrus came out of nowhere and didn’t give no warning when she made a surprise appearance at Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter concert at the Stade de France stadium in Paris on Thursday (June 19). The “Flowers” singer shared a video of the on her social media pages, showing the two vocal powerhouses delivering the live debut of their Billboard Hot 100 No. 6 hit “II Most Wanted” off Cowboy Carter, with the two trading off lyrics while dazzling in complementary gold outfits. “Didn’t know what I wanted ’til I saw your face/ Say goodbye to the old me,” Bey croons…

Jason Isaacs & Emma HewittWhile Jason Isaacs’ character Timothy Ratliff is married to Parker Posey’s Victoria Ratliff on The White Lotus, his wife IRL is Emma Hewitt. “Without her,” he wrote in 2020’s The Big Issue, “there is no me that I recognize or would want to know.” Jason met the former documentary filmmaker at the University of London’s Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in the ’80s. At this point, he was battling what he called a “decades-long love affair with drugs,” which ended in 1998 when he became sober. “When I got clean, I remember my wife…

A federal judge has denied an emergency request from R. Kelly to be released from prison to home confinement. The disgraced music star had sought release from the North Carolina jail amid allegations that prison officials are trying to kill him in a murder-for-hire scheme. It comes after Kelly was hospitalized last week for an apparent drug overdose. Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, the ex-R&B singer is currently serving a 30-year sentence on various sex crime charges. On Thursday, Judge Martha Pacold ruled that he had brought this recent request to the wrong court and said that she did not have…

Mötley Crüe recruited Dolly Parton for a duet version of their classic single “Home Sweet Home,” streaming now. Parton joins in on the chorus of the power ballad, and takes the lead on the second verse. The reimagined “Home Sweet Home,” released Friday (June 20) and available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and more here, will be featured on From the Beginning, an upcoming Mötley Crüe singles collection spanning four decades of music to be released via BMG on Sept. 12, 2025 — the date that also kicks off the group’s 10-show residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM…

The third week of June saw a new low for Indian startups as venture capital (VC) funding dipped to the second lowest level on a weekly basis for the year till date, revealing the challenging environment that still prevails for the ecosystem.The total funding for the week came in at just $56 million across 12 deals. In contrast, the previous week saw a total infusion of $299 million.This is the fourth time that total VC funding on a weekly basis has dropped below $100 million, as per YourStory data. The lowest point for the year till now was in the…