“We Call It ‘The Beef Medley’”: Ian Munsick Shares How a Sabrina Carpenter Song Made His Setlist

Currently out on his Horses Are Faster Tour with friends Colby Acuff, Avery Anna, Chayce Beckham, Bayker Blankenship, Kashus Culpepper, Hudson Westbrook and Jake Worthington, Ian Munsick has been going viral on TikTok for his take on some unexpected songs.

Chatting with Holler, Munsick shared just how he ended up covering a Sabrina Carpenter song and what exactly the ‘beef battle’ is.

“At the beginning of the year, I teamed up with my buddy Charlie Worsham, who is my Music Director on tour,” Munsick said about how the medley cover came about, “When we were going back and forth, I told him that I had a girl pop medley that we used to do, which was Britney Spears, TLC and Destiny’s Child, and that I wanted to take that to the next level”.

“Now, we have Christina Aguilera’s ‘Genie in a Bottle’ vs. Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’, Taylor Swift’s ‘You Belong With Me’ vs. Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ and Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ vs. Camila Cabello’s ‘Havana’ that we call ‘The Beef Medley,’ because they all have beef with each other. That was just a really good way to end it and there’s a little dance move at the end that we threw in at the last minute. That’s of course the highlight of the show, instead of me playing ‘Long Live Cowgirls.’”

If you’ve been to a Munsick show, you’ll know that the ‘Espresso’ dance moves are almost as iconic as his ‘Cowboy Killer’ chorus. Only almost, though. The ‘Horses Are Faster’ singer is showing up for fans on this tour and leaving it all on the stage – and we’re pretty sure ‘Long Live Cowgirls’ is still everyone’s beloved highlight.

Read Ian Munsick's full interview with Holler here.

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