The music executive recently made headlines when he was photographed holding hands with Cher on Nov. 2 in Los Angeles. Earlier that week, the two were seen in matching all-black outfits outside L.A. hotspots.
In the days after, the music legend was criticized because the two were 40 years apart in age. But Cher responded as she always does: with a series of tweets that seemed to say she didn’t care about the age difference.
The “Believe” singer confirmed her relationship with Edwards when she posted a picture of him with the words “Alexander ” next to it on Twitter. When someone on Twitter asked her if he was her “new man,” she replied with a “” emoji and told another person, “Love doesn’t know math.”
Cher talked about her boyfriend once more when she went on The Kelly Clarkson Show on December 2, 2022. The singer said of their relationship, “On paper, it looks kind of silly.” “But we get along great in real life. He is great. I also don’t give men things they don’t deserve.”
In February 2023, the couple was seen together again when they went to a pre-Grammy party in L.A. to honor Pusha T and The Dream. Photos that Edwards put on Instagram show that he wasn’t shy about telling his industry friends that Cher was his girlfriend.
Edwards is used to being in the spotlight and dating people in the music business. He dated Amber Rose for three years before they broke up in August 2021. Rose seemed to accuse Edwards of cheating on her with at least 12 other people.
Here’s everything you need to know about Edwards, from his family to his music.
He’s a music executive at Universal Music Group
Edwards is a music executive at Universal Music Group, which, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group, is one of the three biggest record labels in the business. Post Malone, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande are just a few of the artists it works with.
He produced music on Tyga’s record label
Edwards is also a music producer and artist who has worked on the independent label of rapper Tyga, Last Kings Records. He is good friends with the hip-hop artist, and they are often seen in each other’s photos or going out in L.A. together.
He shares a child with ex-girlfriend Amber Rose
In October 2019, Edwards and Amber Rose had a child together. The couple, who broke up in 2021 after cheating on each other multiple times, made sure to name their son Slash Electric Alexander Edwards. This name is very musical.
“Slash a rockstar,” Edwards wrote in the caption of an Instagram post that has since been deleted.
He met Cher during fashion week
At Paris Fashion Week in September, Edwards and Cher met for the first time. The Grammy winner posed for pictures with AE’s friend Tyga, even though they weren’t taken together at the time.
Since then, pictures have been taken of the three of them out on the town. Most recently, Cher and Edwards were seen holding hands outside the popular Los Angeles restaurant Craig’s and The Nice Guy in early November.
He’s 40 years younger than Cher
Cher is 76 and Edwards is 36, but the Grammy winner doesn’t care that they are so different in age. Cher wrote in a now-deleted tweet that “LOVE DOESN’T KNOW MATH, IT SEES .” The Shade Room saved the tweet.
Cher has dated younger men before. In the 1980s, she dated Val Kilmer, Tom Cruise, and Rob Camilletti.
Cher told PEOPLE in 2021, “If I hadn’t gone out with younger men, I would have never had a date.” “Older women didn’t scare away younger men. But older men around my age weren’t having it.”
He bought Cher an engagement-like ring
After Edwards gave Cher a huge diamond ring for Christmas, there were rumors that they were going to get married.
On Twitter, the “Believe” singer wrote, “THERE R NO WORDS” under a picture of the ring.
Cher took a picture with Edwards on New Year’s Eve to show off her new diamond, but she wasn’t wearing it on her ring finger.
A source told PEOPLE in February 2023 that the two “aren’t even talking about marriage” yet.
“They love each other a lot. They are serious and only for a few, “what the source said. “Cher likes how young he is. It makes her happy.”
He helped Cher cope with the loss of her mother
Cher’s mother died in December 2022, when she was 96 years old. A music industry insider later told PEOPLE that Cher’s relationship with Edwards “has helped ease the pain of the loss.”
The source also said that the ring Edwards gave the “Strong Enough” singer for Christmas that looked like an engagement ring was “a nice and beautiful gift.”
“The ring was the perfect gift to help her get through this bittersweet time,” said a second insider.
