Miley Cyrus has been visibly glowing since the release of her hit breakup anthem “Flowers”—and her man, Maxx Morando, may have something to do with it.

Cyrus was first linked to musician Morando in November 2021, when the two sparked romance rumors with a joint appearance at the Gucci Love Parade fashion show. (Cyrus later also shared a photo of herself with Morando from the event on Instagram.)

Rumors escalated the following month, when Cyrus danced and held hands with Morando in Miami during her New Year’s Eve Party special for NBC. By April 2022, they had confirmed their romance during an outing in West Hollywood, where the two went all out with PDA.

Fast-forward to February 4, at the 2024 Grammys, when Morando supported Cyrus at the award show—where she won her first Grammy, for “Flowers”—and gave her a passionate kiss.

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Though Morando has mostly kept his personal life out of the public spotlight, he, like Cyrus, has had a long career in music.

Ahead, everything we know so far about Cyrus’s beau.

He is a versatile musician.

While best known as the drummer for Liily (and for the Regrettes, from 2015 to 2018), Morando can also play guitar, per an Instagram Live post in 2020. He has additionally collaborated with Cyrus to produce two of her songs, “Handstand” and “Violet Chemistry,” from the singer’s latest album, Endless Summer Vacation.

He’s six years younger than Miley.

The drummer, born in 1998, is six years Cyrus’s junior, at 24 years old. (His birthday also happens to fall exactly a week ahead of the singer’s, on November 16.)

Cyrus and Morando attend the Gucci Love Parade on November 2, 2021.

He designed an outfit for Miley.

Along with his musical endeavors, the drummer has dabbled in fashion design, with Cyrus as his muse.

Cyrus revealed in September 2021 that Morando contributed cartoon designs on a custom vegan leather set by designer Shane Kastl that Cyrus wore for a performance that month.

“This look is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between two of my favorite emerging artists, Maxx Morando and Shane Kastl,” Cyrus said of the special look in an interview. “Their collaboration is the perfect example of sustainability becoming the next fashion phase, and it proves that anything can be reinvented, which resonates with me deeply.”

Miley “can be herself” around Maxx.

In March 2023, a source told People that Morando is a “cool guy” who is drama-free, a trait that Cyrus finds extremely attractive.

“He has no interest in being a huge celebrity; he’s very low-key. Miley loves these qualities,” the source said. “Miley can be herself. They are supportive of each other’s careers. Miley is enjoying life and things are great.”

Sabrina Park is a Digital Fellow at HarpersBAZAAR.com where she covers news, fashion, and culture stories. When she’s not writing she loves hanging out with her cat, reading outdoors and scrolling the depths of TikTok.

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