Shortly after Live! With Kelly and Michael finished taping last Tuesday, Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan were called into a meeting regarding the show's future, telling Ripa that Strahan would be leaving in September to join Good Morning America full-time. A source told E! News Ripa was " livid " with executives, who had kept her in the dark. On Tuesday morning during their first show together since the news, Ripa and Strahan walked out holding hands to the sounds of DNCE's "Cake by the Ocean." Ripa then appeared by herself and received a standing ovation. She kicked the show off saying, "Guys, our long national nightmare is over. What transpired, though, over the course of a few days has been extraordinary in the sense that it started a much greater conversation about communication and consideration and, most importantly, respect in the workplace."