Nashvilles It Couple Faces Scandalous Backstage Whispers

Beyond the lovesick lyrics, the country music scene has had its share of real-life epic romances. Johnny and June Cash, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, and , Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, et al.

Now it appears two up-and-comers are vying for a spot in the club.

Vincent Mason and Stella Lefty seem intent on becoming country music's newest darlings, but their fast-moving relationship and over-the-top displays of affection have elicited doubt from critics.

'I think strategically they're being smart about it,' one Nashville insider told us.

Less than a year into dating, the little-known duo has already jumped onto red carpets, done interviews and even recorded a duet, with Lefty, 23, previously admitting to writing songs about her 25-year-old beau as soon as they met.

'I wrote [Something to Lose] when I was in Nashville, and this was like the first week that we had really met,' she told countrynow.com in May. 'I was really crushing on him really hard during this week and embarrassingly like wrote every song about him that whole week.'

But it was Mason who made the first move when he messaged Lefty on TikTok, sending a song of hers that he had 'listened to 100 times' on a flight. That led to 12 days of 'hanging out and writing' during her trip to Nashville earlier this year.

And the rest is history. 

The two met in January and by May had made their red carpet debut at the Academy of Country Music Awards where they gushed about each other, saying they are 'always trying to figure out how to be together' with their busy schedules. 

The intensity has been evident to those around the two young artists, who were said to be 'hip to hip' at the Country Music Association Festival in June.

'They're so young, I was almost annoyed at how lovey-dovey they were,' said another well-placed insider.

That was only one month after becoming red-carpet official - and by then they were already meeting the parents.

'Her whole family was at CMA Fest and he was hanging out with her siblings and parents,' an insider said.

But not everyone is convinced of their chemistry.

Reddit forums have been awash with accusations that their relationship is nothing more than a 'showmance' and a 'PR stunt.'

'Feels like a PR thing to me. Industry plant vibes from her, a well-timed relationship with another up and coming artist seems very convenient,' one commenter said, while another echoed: 'I've never really bought into the "industry plant" theories about artists but this one definitely feels like that.'

But they could run into issues, with one source saying: 'He was the bigger star and now she is exploding. The drama ahead is will his ego be able to handle the fact that she's now ten times the star that he is in a 90-day period'