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\n\tInk<\/a>, 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\u2019<\/em>, a collection of songs that introduce a joyous new voice to the genre. (Cue up \u201cHoedown\u201d and just try to sit still.)<\/p>\n \n\tBorn in Germany and raised outside of Atlanta, Ink has the co-sign of Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>, whom she confidently approached at a music industry brunch and told her they were destined to work together.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c[Beyonc\u00e9] walked directly toward me\u2026and I\u2019m like, \u2018I gotta Ink it out.\u2019 So, I go up to her, I\u2019m like, \u2018Look, I\u2019m tired of going back and forth with you. I\u2019m going to write your whole next album,\u2019\u201d Ink tells Rolling Stone\u2019s Nashville Now<\/a><\/em> podcast. \u201cShe started laughing, she thought it was so funny and then we just locked in ever since then.\u201d<\/p>\n