The Top 40 on 5

There is no doubt that Lil Nas X has become one of the most influential artists in the world over the last few years. He has had numerous hits from Old Town Road to Industry Baby but with his debut album, "Montero" flew to many Top 10's around the world. But where did the song come from? Tune in every week at 12:30 to hear the stories around your favorite songs!

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Here we gotta drop it real low with that voice and make sweet love to the microphone!

The Kid Laroi burst onto the scene late in 2020. In the midst of another lockdown, the world was treated to this very talented Australian. His debut single,  Without You , dominated the charts around the world with it's "catchy" approach to heartbreak. Check out how this song came about and what it means to The Kid Laroi himself.

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Being the day of the Shakespeare, what else but to bring out the Old English.

She burst onto the scene in 2021 as we cried real tears to "Driver's License." This smash hit has all the perfect workings of a break-up song. Nick found Rodrigo herself opening up to the world about her debut single and what it meant to her to see the whole world fall in love. 

Black Coffee came home with a bag full of a Grammy - yes there was a bag just for his award. Today on the show for "The Story Behind" we find out what led to this incredible moment for the South African and why his album "Subconsciously" is so iconic.

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. After sitting with and getting to know Juliette Pauling, Nick and the DJ Mzansi team took inspiration from the South African creative. Request like you're a South African boet - we are an iconic nation, and one of our many dialects is boet dialect. Let's see if DJ Mzansi can get it done?!

It's 2020, lockdown is rife with boredom, you scroll Instagram and you find Juliette Pauling's "The Andersons." A family in lockdown who go through the most together from sibling fights to a crazy mom, this show has it all. Best part? Juliette plays all the characters; making us cackle with laughter. Check out Nick's chat with the actress; they spoke about her journey through life, what is the opp...

An all new series has kicked off on the Top 40 on 5  with Nick Archibald. Nick wants to take you through the stories of the biggest local tracks in the country. In Episode 1, Nick caught up with rising star, Will Linley and got the full story behind his Top 40 hit, "miss me." Listen in as Will touches on the heartfelt story of when he met HER and how she made his life better.

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. In celebration of World Radio Day, Nick and the team put us to the challenge. Can we request like we are live on air at the 5FM studios?

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Shhhhhhhh! We're in a library, keep your requests short and silent. The librarian is always listening.

The taste of summer is never over. 5FM and Smirnoff teamed up to give our listener's the chance to walk away with their share of R65 000 worth of prizes. Greg Smith, after his brilliant description of a Smirnoff Storm won himself a R1500 fashion voucher.

Catching up on the latest TikTok trends around the world including one of the more epic remixes released on the app.

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Ever been through a break-up? Heart-wrenching. Or should we say Cold Heart-wrenching... DJ Mzansi chose violence with this one!

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Everyone has their favorite police tv shows from Chicago PD to all of the CSI's. Put DJ Mzansi into this role and what do you get? Brilliance.

Nick sat down with the UK's Jonas Blue to chat about his brand new song with Why Don't We called  Don't Wake Me Up . Nick asked hard journalism questions like how do you sleep? Like the position? What Jonas got Nick, who he had just met, for Christmas this year and the most pressing question - does Jonas Blue really want to be a Jonas Brother and can Nick join too?

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Taking inspiration from the likes of Braveheart and Al Pacino in  Any Given Sunday  - Nick and DJ Mzansi decided to get their songs going with a little "my fellow South Africans." Let's get into battle with the song of our war!

A mainstay in the South African music scene, Goodluck, dropped brand new music. Jules from Goodluck talks all things about their new track "Bird of Paradise," the story behind the track, what releasing new music means to her and the rise of the Get Lucky Summer festival in the Garden Route

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. We have all imagined what it would be like to be a teacher - is that to discipline or to change lives... - well this week, DJ Mzansi got their opportunity to show their prowess!

Every Sunday, Nick and DJ Mzansi continue with their shenanigans when requesting songs. Many of us have had to answer the phone at work at some point. It is such a weird thing having to patch someone through to your boss. Now imagine it's your favorite song wanting to see your boss but you have to explain it "boss" terms. Couple that with the brilliance of DJ Mzansi and boom, you have a Sunday fil...

Cinimin (Kyle and Austin Cassim) recently dropped a brand new single "Golden" with legendary House vocalist, Kathy Brown. Nick and Kyle chatted all about working with Kathy, working alongside his brother and, naturally a few laughs in-between.