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Madison Beer and Justin Herbert: How the NFL–Pop Power Couple Came Together

Few pairings link pop music and the NFL as neatly as Madison Beer and Justin Herbert. The singer and the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback began dating in 2025, and on 28 July 2026 they announced their engagement.

Timeline

DateEvent
August 2025The relationship begins
October 2025Beer’s "Bittersweet" becomes her first Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 68
2026Beer releases her third album, Locket
28 July 2026Engagement announced

Madison Beer

Beer was born on 5 March 1999. She was discovered in 2012 at age 13 when Justin Bieber shared her cover of "At Last" with his 25 million Twitter followers. Her albums are Life Support (2021), Silence Between Songs (2023) and Locket (2026). She has spoken about the pressures of growing up in the industry.

Justin Herbert

Herbert was born on 10 March 1998 in Eugene, Oregon. At the University of Oregon he won the 2019 Pac-12 Championship and the William V. Campbell Trophy. The Chargers drafted him sixth overall in 2020, and in July 2023 he signed a five-year extension worth $262.5 million, then the richest in NFL history. His younger brother Patrick also plays for the Chargers.

Why the couple draws attention

Both are in demanding public jobs and both are fashion-forward on red carpets and in stadium tunnels. Fans have also enjoyed the cross-over of fan bases: pop listeners learning NFL schedules, and football fans learning her lyrics.

Want Justin’s side of the story? See Justin Herbert’s girlfriend (now fiancée).

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