{"id":4615094,"date":"2026-05-23T11:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4615094"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:04:52","slug":"who-is-maxx-morando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-maxx-morando-4615094\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Maxx Morando? 5 Things to Know About the Drummer & Miley Cyrus’ Future Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s what you need to know about Maxx Morando, who is set to marry Miley Cyrus.<\/h3>\n

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Miley\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Cyrus <\/strong><\/a><\/span>and her fianc\u00e9, Maxx Morando<\/strong><\/a>, began dating in 2021 and have been inseparable ever since. Though they have kept their relationship away from the public eye, the couple confirmed their engagement when the Disney Channel alum was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger at the December 2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> premiere.<\/p>\n

Although neither musician has announced when they’re getting married, Miley’s mother, Tish<\/strong><\/a>, was reportedly heard calling Maxx Miley’s “husband” at her May 2026 Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.<\/p>\n

Get to know more about Maxx here!<\/p>\n

Morando Plays Multiple Instruments<\/span><\/h2>\n

“I’m Maxx Morando,” a then-18-year-old Maxx wrote for Modern Drummer<\/a> <\/em>in 2016. The musician said he had been “playing drums since I was eight and joined the School of Rock in Hollywood. I met some of my bandmates there, three of whom are Sage, Genessa, and Lydia of the Regrettes. My main influences are Phil Collins, Keith Moon, and Jack Bevan.”<\/p>\n

Although he is best known for playing drums, he can also play guitar, as he demonstrated during an Instagram Live video from 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Maxx Morando Played in the Band The Regrettes<\/h2>\n

Before joining the four-person Los Angeles rock band Liily, Maxx played drums for the punk rock band The Regrettes from 2015 to 2018. Maxx met his bandmates Lydia Night, Sage Chavis<\/strong>, and Genessa Gariano<\/strong> while attending music school. The group released their debut EP, Hey!<\/em>, in 2015, followed by their debut album, Feel Your Feelings Fool!<\/em>, in 2017.<\/p>\n

“We’re excited that the incredible Mike Elizondo produced our record,” he told Modern Drummer<\/em> at the time. “<\/em>The recording process was extremely fun and taught me so much. We recorded live, straight to tape, all in the same room, all at the same time. I was super focused on getting the best take every time as I couldn’t go back and re-do little parts. But because of this, I would focus too much and start to stiffen up and not play the way I wanted. After we did a few songs, I started to loosen up, and just played how I’d play live. It taught me to just play drums like I usually would, comfortably. It brought out some really great takes.”<\/p>\n

Maxx left the group in 2018, after the release of their Attention Seeker <\/em>EP. Maxx then teamed with singer Dylan Nash<\/strong>, guitarist Sam De La Torre<\/strong>, and bassist Charlie Anastasis <\/strong>to form Liily. “We all knew each other and ran in the same circle of friends,” he told Soundazed<\/a>. “Some of us went to school together, and some of us have known each other since we were around seven.” The group released their debut single, “Toro,” in late 2018.<\/p>\n

Described as a “riffy, aggressive alt-rock combo from Los Angeles,” Liily continued to build a buzz over the following years. They released their debut album, TV or Not TV<\/em>, in 2021.<\/p>\n