Danilo Acquisto

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 bathroom. 

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 he was talking to his son - yikes!

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 LGBTQIA+.

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.