Three Republic amigos

LET THEM EAT CAKE: Tres hip dudes Monte Lipman and Charlie Walk feel the love from Republic star/heartthrob Enrique Iglesias in this warm and fuzzy music-biz moment. The execs are celebrating the worldwide success of the artist’s “Bailando,” from his Sex and Love album, which has topped the charts in numerous countries and was #1 on the Latin charts in the Estados Unidos. We’ve seen plenty of gold and platinum awards, but as far as we know, this is the first red-velvet-cake award—and you probably don’t wanna try to hang one of these babies on the office wall. After they polished off the cake, Charlie pitched Enrique on the concept of a branded cologne line, suggesting that it be called Ethos. (7/31a)