Danilo Acquisto

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 Premier League teams, Manchester United and Manchester City.

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 working with distributers and publishers that understand the music business and respect the group's different approach to the entertainment industry.  

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.