Kelly Clarkson’s Shopping Feud, Nicolas Cage’s True Detective Tease & Sombr’s Surprise Guest

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A quick Monday hotel-room yap: Kelly Clarkson pushes back after Brooklyn store Art of Play disputes her account of a bad shopping experience. We explain both sides of the disagreement over a $15,000 singing-bird automaton.

Plus, Nicolas Cage teases a possible True Detective role, and Sombr brings Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham onstage for “Go Your Own Way.”

Also today: Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love returns to performing amid health challenges, Gwyneth Paltrow officiates Matthew Lowe and Emily Markus’s wedding, and Barry Manilow cancels Las Vegas performances due to bronchitis.

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• Kelly Clarkson and Art of Play’s conflicting accounts — People:
https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-calls-brooklyn-store-owner-rude-liar-in-response-to-claims-about-pretty-woman-experience-12169730

• Nicolas Cage’s True Detective comments; HBO confirmation pending — Entertainment Weekly:
https://ew.com/nicolas-cage-reveals-true-detective-season-5-role-12167817

• Sombr and Lindsey Buckingham perform “Go Your Own Way” — MusicRadar:
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/sombr-stumbles-over-his-lyrics-but-lindsey-buckingham-delivers-a-blistering-guitar-solo-as-they-duet-on-fleetwood-macs-go-your-own-way

• Mike Love’s stage return — The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/12/beach-boys-live-cincinnati-mike-love-helped-john-stamos-health-issues

• Matthew Lowe and Emily Markus’s wedding — People:
https://people.com/rob-lowe-son-matthew-lowe-gets-married-star-studded-california-wedding-ceremony-12169146

• Barry Manilow’s concert cancellations — People:
https://people.com/barry-manilow-cancels-shows-due-to-bronchitis-illness-amid-his-las-vegas-comeback-attempt-12168290