Danilo Acquisto

Talented South African singer-songwriter, Amanda Luca has released her debut pop single, 'Ironic', which was co-written by producer & performer, Gino Lee. She shares more about her musical journey including being a wedding (and sometimes funeral) singer as well as her pathway to becoming a pop star. 

South African's rising star, lordkez, joins Danilo Acquisto for the first time to chat about her new single "Enthralled". It features the vocals of American rapper, Bas, and tells the story of "the energy between two people that love each other and are brave enough to say it and own it." She also shares more about her own music journey and what people can expect from her album "Testament". 

Choccy Chox reunited with Danilo Acquisto on the Hit 30 to chat about his brand new song "SoulMate". He talks about his journey from being a part of GoodLuck to becoming a solo artist - a lifelong dream for the young South African. He also shares more about his own businesses and how music has been his outlet. 

Cape Town duo and longtime friend, 3Face and Cee, chats to Danilo Acquisto about their new song "Scrollin'", which is about seeing a beautiful woman in person and never seeing her again, so all you do is scroll through social media to try and find her. The pair also share more about their musical journey, how they are aiming to appeal to the Western market as well as jam to Justin Timberlake's "Se...

SAMA award-winning artist, Kyle Deutsch, is back with his first single of the year "Tell Me Something". He shares more about becoming a dad and the lessons his learnt so far, welcoming in the next chapter in his musical journey as well as working on a clothing line that we will coming out later this year. 

Durban's very own, Sheen Skaiz, is back and better than ever before with his latest single "Boomslang". Produced by Jaydon Lewis, he shares more about his music evolution and what we can expect to see from him in the coming year.

Pretoria-born popstar, Martin Gill, chats to Danilo Acquisto about his brand new single "Say". He shares more about what the song is about, opening for award-winning musician, Calum Scott as well as what listeners can expect to see and hear from him in the coming year. 

Clemens Rehbein, one of the band members of the Milky Chance, chats to Danilo Acquisto about their brand new single "Living In A Haze". He opens up about how music has acted as his outlet, especially during difficult times, and shares some valuable insight to upcoming musicians saying that "the best time to be independent is now."

Danilo Acquisto and The Hit 30 Team surprises singer, Miguel Preguiero, as his song "Way She Moves" with Gvbriel makes it way onto the chart. Additionally, he shares more about how him and his wife recently got robbed of their cellphones while out and about in Johannesburg and as well as the growth of their social media account @themanchesterderby_,which is all about the couple's rivalry between P...

Dom and Jude, the dynamite duo that makes up Easy Freak, joins Danilo Acquisto for #SpotlightSA to chat about their brand new single "All I Want" with Langa Mavuso - a collaboration that sees pop and R&B merge in ways unimaginable. The pair also share more insight into their friendship, balancing work and play as well as their ability to be successful independent artists while simultaneously w...

Paarl's sweet heart, Amy Jones, joins Danilo Acquisto in studio to chat about her latest offering "Your Name". Not only is it her first release for the year, but it always marks the start of a new era for Jones, as she prepares to show the world a new version of herself. She shares more about her musical and personal evolution and what people can expect from her upcoming album later this year. 

Danilo Acquisto chats to singer and songwriter, Elisha James, about his collaboration with South African duo, Stones & Bones. He shares more about their song "Loyalty", which was written from the perspective of a drunk ex calling you awake at 3 am, explaining that they made a mistake. James also opens up about the power of songwriting and how its helped him in the entertainment industry. 

After a great catch up with DJ Cosher and Berry, Danilo Acquisto surprises the Cape Town based DJ by announcing that his single debuts on The Hit 30 at 22. 

For the first time ever, Cosher and Berry join Danilo Acquisto on The Hit 30 to chat about their collaboration on the song "House Of The Rising Sun". The pair open up about how they met through Berry's husband, covering such an iconic song while adding their own spin to it as well and diving into what it's like to be an independent artist in this day and age. 

Delucia Daniels, producer of The Hit 30, chats to Topic and HRVY about their single "All Or Nothing". The duo shares more about how their collaboration came about, their biggest fears (one of which is performing and flying) as well as some of the things that they would like to accomplish by the end of the year. 

19-year-old singer and songwriter, Tayla Hunter, joins Danilo Acquisto and the team in studio to chat about her brand new single "Hurts To Say". She shares more about working with Lee Cole, who produced the track and finding her own sound and identify. She also steps into the SABC bathrooms to cover Etta James' "At Last" too. 

Popstar, Lola Audreys, chats to Danilo Acquisto about how her trip to Florida led her to collaborate with Nile Rogers on her brand new single "Miami". She shares more about her life in the States, her upcoming album as well as how she is en route to becoming the next big South African export. 

Danilo Acquisto chats to one of the Hit 30's favourite artist, Anica Kiana, about her single "Your Touch", and we CANNOT get enough of it. She shares more about how the song aims to get people up and dancing, making the music video as well as how this jams was all about exploring a different vibe and sound in comparison her previous singles. 

Good Hope FM's favourite musicians, Ameen Harron, Chaise Williams and Xavier Haupt jump into studio with Danilo Acquisto to chat about their new single "Me & My Henny", which debuts for the very first time. The trio shares more about how the collaboration came about, what the future holds for each of them, and (of course) Williams and Haupt perform acoustic versions of their favourite tracks i...

Adrian Morris, Neon Dreams' drummer, joins Danilo Acquisto to chat about the band's new album "Love Child Baby Dolphin". He shares more about where the name came from (of course it was all Frank's idea) and their new single "This Is It". Morris also takes the mic and tests his singing ability - or lack thereof. 

After the success of both the "Balloon (Amapiano Remix)" as well as "AYO", Jimmy Nevis steps into the studio with Danilo Acquisto to chat about his brand new single "Touch Me". He shares more about his upcoming album as well as what people can expect to hear from him in the future. 

After a year of Showeraoke from some of your Hit 30 artists, Danilo Acquisto, Delucia Daniels and Rinaldo Felaar take to the mic (for the first time) and sing some of your favourite Christmas songs. 

One of The Hit 30's favourite popstars, Anica Kiana, has finally released her brand new EP, "Happily NEVER After". Celest Anthony, who stands in for Danilo Acquisto, chats to the young singer who shares more about how the six-song EP helped her through one of the most difficult periods of her life. Not only is it a work of art that is a product of healing, but it is something everyone can relate i...

Marco De Vil joins Danilo Acquisto in studio to chat about his brand new song "Don't Want You Back". He shares more about his music journey including his traumatic upbringing, which inspired him to continue making music as he grew up. He also covers Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" in the SABC bathrooms. 

Capetonian, Liam Burger, steps into the Good Hope FM studio to chat to Danilo Acquisto about his new single "Sofa". He opens up about a health scare that forced him to realign his priorities, which he has since recovered from, and used his anxiety to rework the track to what it is now. He also jumps into the bathroom where he performs an acoustic cover of one of his favourite songs.