21 WHEELER

Backstage at one of his sold-out arena shows at Coliseo Puerto Rico, Linked/Dynamic/EMPIRE artist Jay Wheeler receives a 21x platinum plaque from RIAA Latin for his single “La Curiosidad.” Seen just before a spirited discussion of the 1,001 uses for our print magazine—including soaking up spills and lining animal cages—are (top, l-r) EMPIRE Latino’s Guillermo “Pinky” Mordan, Empire President Tina Davis, Flow Music Founder DJ Nelson, Dynamic CEO Siru, artist Yeziell Yeziell, Wheeler, artist (and Wheeler’s better half) Zhamira Zambrano, Linked Music’s Alvin Baez and Dynamic’s Carlos De Jesus; and (bottom, l-r) EMPIRE Founder/CEO Ghazi and EMPIRE Latino’s Gabrielle Mella and Alán Hensley (no relation to our own Todd Hensley, he is at pains to point out) and EMPIRE's Harrison Golding.