She was linked to her new beau when they walked the red carpet together in November of last year.

And Miley Cyrus kicked her relationship with musician Maxx Morando up a notch earlier this week when they were spotted getting affectionate on their trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The 23-year-old drummer couldn’t keep his hands off Miley, 29, who highlighted her impeccable physique in a skimpy black ʙικιɴι.

Miley flashed her toned midriff and taut physique in a black halter string ʙικιɴι top with ruched cups.

She paired the item, which left little to the imagination, with a matching high-cut string ʙικιɴι bottom.

The Wrecking Ball singer kept her look otherwise casual, with her dyed-blond hair tied back in a messy ponytail with frizzy strands framing her face.

She added a stylish pair of slim black sunglᴀsses to her minimal ensemble to help block out the piercing sun.

Miley took a break from her time in the sun to hang out in the shade with her new boyfriend.

The actress-turned singer was dressed casually in a black cropped tank top showing off her abs, along with simple black sweatpants.
She added some visual intrigue to her low-key look with a black-and-white cardigan covered in thick vertical stripes.

The two were overcome with pᴀssion as Maxx was seen standing behind Miley and running his hands over her chest while she sipped on her beverage.

Things escalated as he rolled her top up, highlighting her taut tummy, and appeared to cup her chest under her top.

The Party In The USA singer wrapped her arms around her beau as they made out on the courtyard attached to their room.

Maxx was dressed even more casually than Miley in a white tank top and gray trousers, which he had rolled up into shorts.

Their outdoor PDA continued as they moved to a pillow-covered lounge chair.

The drummer, who sported his dark hair in a shaggy mane, laid down on top of Miley as they continued to kiss.

Miley had a lovestruck look on her face as they took a break and gazed into each other’s eyes.

The new couple appear to have first been caught on camera on November 2, when they walked the red carpet together at the Gucci Love Parade fashion show in Los Angeles.

Although they were seen holding hands, it wasn’t until December, when DailyMail.com obtained pH๏τos of Miley and Maxx kissing from her balcony in Miami Beach on New Year’s Eve, that their relationship came into focus.

Later that night, she hosted her Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party special for NBC and its streaming service Peacock, with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson joining her to co-host.

She attracted some attention aside from her musical performances when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction on air. While on stage, her skimpy silver halter top came loose, forcing her to keep her arm over her chest to protect her modesty.

The singer — who hasn’t been shy about posing ɴuᴅᴇ on her own terms in the past — rushed off stage and returned shortly after in a blazer she wore earlier in the evening, though Pete jokingly raised his shirt to show off his chest in solidarity with her.

Miley and Maxx also took the opportunity to fit in some sunbathing on their trip near the beach.

She lie in her black ʙικιɴι on the same lounge chair they made out on to work on her tan, while she appeared to take a phone call.

The drummer — whom E! News reported had joined Miley backstage at her New Year’s Eve extravaganza — appeared not to bother with a bathing suit and instead stripped down a casual set of black boxer briefs.

Although they haven’t been afraid to take their budding relationship public, neither Miley nor Maxx appear to have commented about their status.

He’s best known for his work as a drummer, most recently with the Los Angeles-based group Lilly, and prior to that he was with the group The Regrettes from 2015 to 2018.

Although the drums seem to be his primary focus, he’s a multi-instrumentalist who can also play guitar.

Maxx also appears to work as a cartoonist, and his Instagram page includes some examples of his colorful designs, which are seemingly influenced by Takashi Murakami’s iconic images.

Miley seems to have first hinted at their connection even prior to their red carpet debut with a September 2021 Vogue interview about her haute couture festival ensembles.

She described her boyfriend as one of her ‘favorite emerging artists,’ and she noted how designer Shane Kastl had incorporated some of Maxx’s illustrations into his designs.

It’s unclear if the two had begun their romantic relationship at the time she was praising his illustration work.

Even prior to making their red carpet debut in November, Miley and Maxx had been rumored to be together back in July of 2021.

At the time, they had been spotted getting cozy in Nashville, not far from her home in Manchester, Tennessee.

The Hannah Montana star has kept her dating life relatively low-key since ending her relationship with Australian singer Cody Simpson.

The former couple, who had been friends for years before they began dating, began their relationship in October of 2019, but it had fizzled out by August 2020.

Prior to turning her friendship with Cody into a relationship, Miley’s most intense partnership was with her on–off boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, who later became her husband.

The couple began dating in 2009, when they starred together in the romance The Last Song, but she dated other men during their separations.

Things seemed to have gotten serious again when they announced they were engaged in May 2012, but they had called it off by September of the following year.

Liam reunited with Miley following her relationships with Patrick Schwarzenegger and model Stella Maxwell in March 2016, and they gave their engagement another try later that year.

The couple married at their home near Nashville just days before Christmas in 2018, but they had separated by August 2019, and Liam filed for divorce less than two weeks later.

Following the end of her marriage, Miley famously had a brief fling with Kaitlynn Carter in August and September 2019.