On the Cover: Carrie Underwood on Life on the Road and Living in Nashville

On February 8th, PEOPLE Magazine published its third Country Music Special Issue, a newsstand-only edition that is dedicated entirely to the country music scene. Several of the hottest country stars out there today are profiled in this issue, including Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, Vince Gill and Alan Jackson among others. The issue provides a behind-the-scenes look at their lives and careers. It also gives readers a rare look at what their favorite musicians do for fun when they’re not singing – like American Idol star Kellie Pickler and her love for horseback riding and Dierks Bentley on the hockey rink.

 

Talent/Guest: Cynthia Sanz – Assistant Managing Editor for PEOPLE 
Cynthia Sanz was named assistant managing editor for the magazine in October 2005. She had been a senior editor since January 2000, helping to oversee coverage of the entertainment world - as well as a variety of human interest stories. Sanz joined PEOPLE in 1989 as a staff writer on the show biz beat. She was a member of the team that launched PEOPLE en Español and spent four years writing and editing for special issues - including the annual features on “The Best & Worst Dressed,” “The Sexiest Man Alive” and “The World’s Most Beautiful People.” Sanz has appeared on several news and entertainment shows, including Access Hollywood, The Insider and Inside Edition. Previously, Sanz worked as a news clerk at The New York Times and a feature writer at The Dallas Morning News.