Danilo Acquisto

19-year-old newcomer, Naomi Grace, joins Danilo Acquisto to chat about her new single "<3break". Hailing from Pretoria, South Africa, the popstar shares more about the inspiration behind the song, how South Africa has a great pool of talent that needs to be nurtured in order to get us international recognition as well as sings a breathtaking cover of Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You" from her b...

Lloyiso is back in South Africa and has just released his brand new single "What I Would Say". He shares more about how the song was inspired by a primary school crush and not knowing how to tell her. He also tells Danilo and the listeners about his encounter with Gordon Ramsay's son, Jack Ramsay, at the Peltz-Beckham wedding where he accidentally called the award-winning chef "rude" not knowing h...

South African superstars, Ameen Harron and Jimmy Nevis, chats to Danilo Acquisto about their amapiano remix of Nevis' hit single "Balloon", which features Kwetsa. The pair share more about remaking the song while Jimmy tells us all more about his upcoming album, which Harron produced. Ameen also steps inside the SABC Bathrooms to give us his own version of "Bathroom Karaoke". 

After moving to Belgium in 2018, Dominic Neill is finally back in South Africa and releasing brand new music. He chats to Danilo Acquisto about his time abroad, shares more about his track "I'm On The Juice" (which was actually written in 2018) and what fans can expect from him in the next years to come. 

South African popstar, Anica Kiana, is back in studio with The Hit 30 Team to chat about her brand new single "First". She shares more about some of the challenges and difficulties she has experienced in past year, and takes on Rinaldo Felaar (The Hit 30 News Presenter) in a bathroom karaoke challenge. 

Kyle Deutsch is back on the scene with a brand new single "Keep My Heart Safe". He shares more about how the collaboration came about between him and Zambian producer, El Mukuka, which was years in making. He also shares his thoughts on the use of sampling in music and whether he will be one of the many artists to follow that path. 

South African born singer, Amy Lilley, chats to Danilo Acquisto about her brand new song "These Walls". She shares more about her upcoming album "PETRICHOR", which is being released later this year. The two dive into a conversation about how Lilley is a strong activist for the queer community, so much so that she built an eatery and live music venue, "The Raptor Room", as a safe haven for the LGBT...

While singer Amy Jones hosts The Hit 30, she surprise calls Craig Lucas (who was in the bathroom at the time) and tells him that he has officially topped the charts with his hit single "Better" featuring GoodLuck. 

Paarl's sweetheart, Amy Jones, joins Danilo Acquisto and Delucia Daniels on The Hit 30 to chat about her new single "Waiting For Me". Acquisto then tasks Jones to host the chart show for the last hour where she shares more about working with Lady Zamar, her upcoming tour to England, and even gives the team and listeners a sneak peek into one of her tracks coming out later this year. 

After what felt like years, South African megastar, Ameen Harron, finally joins Danilo Acquisto live in studio to chat about his song "Tonight" with K.O.B. SA. Not only that, but Acquisto surprised him by awarding him with the number 1 track on Good Hope FM's Hit 30 Chart Show. 

South African superstar, Lloyiso, chats to Danilo Acquisto about his hit song "Speak". He shares more about the making and release of the music video of single, the amount of talent in South Africa and highlights how deeply it is trenched within us, especially culturally. He also explains how he identifies himself as an artist and has used his South African side to attract international audiences.

Jules Harding, one of the members of the extraordinary band, GoodLuck, joins Danilo Acquisto to chat about their latest single "June" with Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince. She shares more about their first-ever collaboration, which tells the story of someone who has been waiting for June, the relief of being able to head outside into the sunshine and get away on vacation. The song aims to celebrate th...

After almost a year, Will Linley finally joins Danilo Acquisto in studio. He shares more about his adventures in Los Angeles as well as his upcoming EP as well. He also performs his hit song "Wrong Time". 

South African popstar, Anica Kiana, joins Danilo Acquisto in studio to chat about her brand new single "Narc Boy". She shares about what the song is all about (more specifically who it is about), her love for motorbikes as well as some of her favourite snacks and songs to sing in the shower too. 

Danilo Acquisto chats to UK superstar, Ella Henderson, about her brand new album titled "Everything I Didn't Say", which is the first body of work that she has released in eight years. She also touches on her upcoming tour, how having COVID made her appreciate the small things in life as well as shares all of her guilty pleasures including her favourite fast food restaurant and songs that hype her...

19-year-old Cape Town talent, Tyler Page is fast becoming one of the most exciting new faces in the local pop space. Recently signed to Warner Music South Africa, the young superstar joins Danilo Acquisto to chat about her brand new single "WAGMI", having her first track, "Don't Believe The Aliens" being selected by video game giant Fortnite for their Underground car radio station as well as what...

All the way out in Los Angeles, Cape Town born up-and-coming superstar, Will Linley chats to Danilo Acquisto about his time in the USA, his brand new track "Wrong Time" as well as what more we can expect from him in the coming months. 

The gents from Neon Dreams, Frank Kadillac and Adrian Morris, join Danilo Acquisto in studio to chat about their brand new single "Little Dance", their love for South Africa and test their knowledge of one another too!

TikTok star and university student, Will Linley chats to Danilo Acquisto about his newfound success with his debut "Miss Me (When You're Gone)". He shares more about how he managed to get signed to a label, balancing being a student and his career as well as what more we can expect from this rising star. 

Joining Danilo Acquisto live in studio is the team from GoodLuck! Jules, Ben and Tim share more about what they have been up to in the past two years, what events are they currently working on as well as performing two of their biggest tracks: "Rum & Cola" & "Bird Of Paradise". 

Danilo Acquisto chats to Miguel Preguiero about his brand new track "For The Night". He also answers all of our burning questions such as his biggest regrets, the strangest thing he has ever bought as well as his favourite TV show. He couldn't leave without singing us a special song (or two) including "Jingle Bells" in a chipmunk voice.

Jules Harding from GoodLuck chats to Danilo Acqusito about the band's brand new single "Bird of Paradise". She shares more about the different sound that is showcased in the track as well as what it's like to be touring post-pandemic in South Africa.

Danilo Acquisto chats to dynamic duo, SOFI TUKKER, about their brand new single "Sun Came Up" with John Summit. They also share more about performing at festivals post-COVID, and Danilo picks their brain about all things South African foods and famous phrases.

Danilo Acquisto chats to Kyle Deutsch about this track "Love Dealer", which was six years in the making and finally made it to life! He chats about why he decided to dig up this song and refurbish it as well as what he likes to have for breakfast too.

Danilo Acquisto chats to upcoming popstar, Anica Kiana, about her brand new single: "Gotta Leave" ft. Nasty C. She chats about how she met the South African rapper while she was in high school when they both featured on "Hectic Nine-9". She also shares some advice to other young people who want to become a musician, and how she tackled telling her parents that this is what she wants to do.