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 opposite of overwhelmed and why The Andersons means so much to her.

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.