Love is in the air—or at least, that’s what Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak want us to think! The two music superstars have once again been caught holding hands, and at this point, we’re starting to wonder: Are they secretly a couple, or are they just very committed to preventing each other from tripping?
Nearly four months after the first whispers of romance, the 55-year-old legendary whistle-note queen and the 39-year-old groovy drummer-in-sunglasses were spotted clasping hands like two middle schoolers at their first dance. Their latest PDA moment? A casual dinner at Birds Street Cafe in West Hollywood, where they dined in what we can only assume was a room filled with whispered “oohs” and “ahhs” from onlookers.
Mariah, ever the icon, rocked a sparkly black jacket, because if you’re Mariah Carey, even a lowkey dinner deserves a little bit of razzle-dazzle. Anderson, on the other hand, opted for a plaid jacket and a backwards hat, proving once again that his whole aesthetic is “cool dude who can also absolutely destroy you in a drum battle.”
Their romantic—uh, we mean friendly—dinner date comes just a week after they attended the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where Mariah was crowned an ICON (as if we needed an official title to confirm what we already knew).
For those keeping track of the “Are They or Aren’t They?” scoreboard, these two first popped up on our radar back in Aspen during the holiday season, where they were supposedly “just making music together.” Which, let’s be honest, is music industry code for “either dating or on the verge of dropping the collab of the century.”
TMZ previously reported that they’re “not a couple,” but given that they keep hanging out, we’re side-eyeing that claim harder than a Mariah Carey high note. Whatever is going on, we’ll be here, popcorn in hand, watching this Fantasy-level love story unfold. 🎤✨
