Everyone loves the fairy-tale side of country music romance. The red carpets. The matching outfits. The smiling photos from the road. But what happens to the partner of a rising star when the spotlight turns harsh instead of kind?
That is the reality Amelia Taylor walks into every time she steps beside Zach Top. One year, she is joking on TikTok about him not wanting a dog. A few months later, they are walking the CMA Awards red carpet together, with cameras tracking every move. Fans fall in love with Otis the spaniel, their ski trips, and their quiet fishing weekends in Mississippi. On the surface, it looks picture perfect.
Then one post changes everything.
After sharing her opinion about certain signs in the crowd at one of Zach’s shows, the tone online shifts. A playful, confident model from Mississippi suddenly faces angry comments and threats from complete strangers. Instead of shrinking back, she chooses something harder. She goes on camera again, explains what she meant, sets clear boundaries, and reminds everyone that public figures and their partners are still human and still hurt.
Zach Top and his girlfriend Amelia Taylor made their red carpet debut at the CMA
Just before their first walk together at the 2024 CMA Awards, Zach Top stopped on the red carpet and openly shared that he had a girlfriend. In that short pre-show chat, he bragged that she would “stun everybody” and could not hide how proud he was to have her by his side. That simple, happy interview quietly turned Amelia from a private young woman into someone country fans everywhere suddenly wanted to know more about and follow her online journey.
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At the ACM Awards the following year, Zach and Amelia show a very different side of life in the spotlight. Standing together on the carpet, they laugh about his habit of changing outfits at the last minute and how it drives her crazy in the sweetest way. If you want to understand how she supports his career while still being fully herself, their ACM red carpet moment is the clearest, most charming proof.