Miley Cyrus is engaged to her long-time partner and creative collaborator, Maxx Morando, marking a new chapter in a relationship that has largely unfolded away from spectacle.
The news was confirmed on December 2 after Cyrus stepped out at the Avatar: Fire and Ash premiere in Los Angeles wearing a diamond ring on her left hand. While the couple has yet to publicly share details of the proposal, multiple reports indicate the engagement is recent.
Cyrus and Morando were first linked in late 2021 after attending Gucci’s Love Parade show in Los Angeles. What initially felt like a fleeting fashion-world intersection soon revealed itself as something more enduring.
Weeks later, they were photographed together backstage at Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, and by April 2022, a kiss in West Hollywood placed their relationship firmly in the public eye.
Their beginning, however, was far more unassuming than their profiles suggest. The pair met on a blind date. “It was blind for me, not really for him,” Cyrus told British Vogue. “I thought, the worst that can happen is I leave.”
For the occasion, Cyrus stepped onto the red carpet in custom Gucci from Demna’s debut collection for the house, La Famiglia. The black strapless gown featured a sequin-embroidered, sweetheart bodice with a drop waist, flowing into layered black tulle that formed a soft train finished with a bow detail.
Who Is Maxx Morando?
Morando, 26, is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with the indie rock band Liily, following a stint with the Regrettes from 2015 to 2018. His creative reach extends well beyond music.
He also works in fashion design and helped create one of Cyrus’ festival looks in 2021 alongside designer Shane Kastl, a collaboration Cyrus praised for its sustainable and reinventive spirit.
Their creative worlds soon began to overlap. Morando contributed to Endless Summer Vacation, the 2023 album that marked one of Cyrus’ most defining commercial and cultural chapters, working on “Violet Chemistry” and “Handstand.”
He later took on a larger role in her forthcoming ninth album, Something Beautiful, producing several tracks and co-writing the title song.
What Is Miley Cyrus And Maxx Morando’s Age Difference?
Speaking with Harper’s Bazaar in November 2024, Cyrus reflected on the subtle generational differences that shape her relationship with Morando, who is six years her junior.
“He looks at life really differently than I do,” she said, pointing to the digital divide that shaped their upbringings. Morando, she explained, grew up with a laptop at his fingertips, while her own childhood involved sharing a single desktop computer with her siblings.
Even their approaches to everyday life reflect this contrast. “Honestly, he’s raised our dog off Reddit,” she laughed. “I’m like, are you sure we’re supposed to be doing this?”
Despite these differences, Cyrus described their emotional alignment as remarkably natural. “He’s very similar to me,” she said. “We just don’t take life too seriously.”
Who Has Miley Cyrus Previously Dated?
For Miley’s long-time fans, her love life has unfolded in parallel with her public coming of age. We met her as a Disney ingénue on Hannah Montana, watched her fall into young, cinematic love in The Last Song, followed her through pop rebellion in the Bangerz era, and arrived with her at the self-possessed confidence of “Flowers.” As her identity evolved, so too did the shape of her relationships.
Her most defining romance was with Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, a decade-long, on-again, off-again love story that culminated in marriage in 2018 and separation less than a year later. The heartbreak became cultural shorthand, later reframed through the lens of reinvention with “Flowers” in 2023.
Between those chapters, Cyrus had a series of brief but headline-making romances with numerous stars including Kaitlynn Carter, Cody Simpson, Stella Maxwell and Nick Jonas.
Today, her relationship with musician Maxx Morando feels distinct in both its privacy and its steadiness.
In a reflective interview with The Cut in 2025, Cyrus spoke candidly about unlearning the patterns that once shaped her choices in love, and how time had reshaped her priorities.
“I ended up with a person who treats me really well and respects me,” she said. “My man’s hot, but my man also respects me.”
