Ink , true to her name, is looking to make a permanent mark on country music. The singer-songwriter is already off to a dazzling start with the release of her debut EP, Big Buskin’ , a collection of songs that introduce a joyous new voice to the genre. (Cue up “Hoedown” and just try to sit still.)

Born in Germany and raised outside of Atlanta, Ink has the co-sign of Beyoncé , whom she confidently approached at a music industry brunch and told her they were destined to work together.

“[Beyoncé] walked directly toward me…and I’m like, ‘I gotta Ink it out.’ So, I go up to her, I’m like, ‘Look, I’m tired of going back and forth with you. I’m going to write your whole next album,’” Ink tells Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast. “She started laughing, she thought it was so funny and

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