Danilo Acquisto

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. 

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.