Morning Round Up | August 3, 2026

The Morning X celebrates a monumental television milestone before putting their ears to the test with surprise musical comebacks—including a guess-the-artist game featuring a notoriously difficult rock star releasing his first new track in nearly three decades. They also react to a real-life drama that unfolded on the streets of Atlanta over the weekend, debate a wild sports trade that caught a player completely off guard mid-game, and announce how you can score a massive VIP getaway to one of the loudest rock festivals of the year. THE END, Entertainment News Daily, originates on The Morning X with Barnes and Crash. Listen live weekdays from 6–10 AM Eastern on 99X Atlanta (100.5 FM in Atlanta), at 99X.com, or via the 99X Freeloader app. All live show content is available hours after broadcast. The Morning X has been a staple since 1994, founded by Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy. Please review and subscribe to THE END... Entertainment News Daily, available on your favorite podcast platform. Get exclusive Morning X video interviews, bonus content, and behind-the-scenes footage on all platforms at TheMorningX.com. Join The Morning X Quiz Showdown every Thursday at 9:05 AM ET for your chance to win $1000. Sign up at GetInTheRing.com. Executive Producer: Steve BarnesHosts: Steve Barnes, Crash ClarkAssociate Producer: Leslie Tillery FAIR USE COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This podcast may contain copyrighted material used under fair use for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research as protected by U.S. copyright law. For concerns, please contact [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.