DancehallMag Top 100 Artists
Week of October 26, 2026
Beres Hammond
DancehallMag
Artist 100
#24
Current
#18
Peak
3
Weeks
- Real name
- Hugh Beresford Hammond OJ
- Born
- August 28, 1955
- Hometown
- Annotto Bay, Jamaica
Beres Hammond is a Jamaican reggae singer known as one of the leading voices in lovers rock reggae. With a career spanning from the 1970s to the present, he became famous for his soulful voice and romantic reggae hits such as “Tempted to Touch.” He is widely respected as one of Jamaica’s most influential and enduring reggae artists, with decades of chart success and international touring.
Awards
- Order of Jamaica (2013)
- Jamaican Museum and Cultural Center (Atlanta) recognition award (2023)
- Grammy nomination, One Love, One Life (nominated January 2014)
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