Cher and Boyfriend Alexander Edwards Spend Date Night at Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles

Cher was honored at an event and her boyfriend Alexander "AE" Edwards stepped out to show his support!

On Friday, the pop icon, 77, and her boyfriend, 38, attended the third annual Equal Justice Now Awards in Los Angeles, where she was honored with the icon award for her contributions to social justice. The couple enjoyed a date night and walked the carpet together at the event, which is organized by attorney Ben Crump and thrown in celebration of individuals' efforts in justice and equality.

Ahead of the ceremony at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Cher posed individually and with her beau of nearly a year and five months.

Cher looked very proud to be receiving the coveted honor, flashing a big grin and hugging the civil rights lawyer behind the event, according to footage shared by Equal Justice Now on Instagram.

She and Edwards were were all smiles as they took photos together, standing arm-in-arm closely next to one another.

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The "Believe" singer wore a black blazer embellished with intricate sparkles and black trousers, while the music industry executive complemented her look in a black blazer and white satin shirt.

While the Grammy winner was presented with the icon award, other awards recipients included Rob Bonta, George Clinton, Jasmine Crockett, Kennth Fitzsimmons, Devin and Bill Haney, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mona Scott-Young, Al B. Sure! and Armstrong Williams.

The singer/actress and music producer have been linked since November 2022 after meeting at Paris Fashion Week that September.

In December 2022, Cher confirmed the two were romantically involved on The Kelly Clarkson Show as she opened up about the age gap of their relationship. "On paper, it's kind of ridiculous,” she said on the talk show. “But in real life, we get along great. He's fabulous. And I don't give men qualities that they don't deserve."

In recent months, the pair have been spotted together on multiple occasions. In February, they enjoyed a night out and smiled for photographs at the Warner Music Group pre-Grammys event held at Citizen News in L.A.

The night was a special one for Cher, as her gelato brand, Cherlato, had its own station at the event. PEOPLE even spotted Edwards feeding the "Strong Enough" singer bites of the dessert.

A couple weeks later, the couple also sat together in the front row at Balmain's Paris Fashion Week presentation. For the affair, the Universal Music Group executive and the Oscar winner wore coordinated looks featuring jeans and black blazers.

In October of last year, Cher gushed over her boyfriend in an interview with PEOPLE.

The hitmaker explained that she fell head over heels for Edwards, once she opened herself up to dating a younger man. “It was really shocking, because people just don’t give out my number,” she said. “I had been telling all my friends, ‘We’re too old to go out with really younger men, and I will never fall in love on text.’ So I did what I said not to do!”

She continued, “I hate when people say people are special, but lots of people say I’m special, so I can say that he’s special."

"No matter what happens, I love being with him," Cher added. "He makes me laugh, and we have fun. What I learned is that it’s never too late. If you wrote out all the statistics, you would go, ‘Well, this is doomed.’ But we’ve been together a year, and if it was just a year, it would’ve been worth it. I’ve had the best time."