Dev (singer)

Article summary

Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), known professionally as Dev (sometimes stylized as DEV or dEV), is an American singer and songwriter. She was discovered by the Cataracs and record label Indie-Pop via Myspace after Dev's friend posted a video of her singing. Dev's song "Booty Bounce" was sampled on Far East Movement's hit single "Like a G6", which reached number one in the US and sold over four million downloads in the country. Dev was signed to Universal Republic in October 2010 and released her debut single, "Bass Down Low", on November 16, 2010, which peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. Her debut album, The Night the Sun Came Up, was released on March 27, 2012. The album's second single, "In the Dark", peaked at number 11 in the US chart, making it her most successful solo single to date. In 2014, Dev released two EPs, Bittersweet July and the second part as a follow-up to part one. She is also a radio host of the popular radio Beats 1 by Apple Inc., founded in 2015. In mid-2016, Dev started promoting her second album with a lead single called "#1" (featuring Nef the Pharaoh), which reached the top 15 on the Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1989-07-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1989-07-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2010-11-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2012-03-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2010-12-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2011-09-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2011-11-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2012-03-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2013-12-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2014-07-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2015-06-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2016-03-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1989-07-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1989-07-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2010-11-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2012-03-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2010-12-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2011-09-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2011-11-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2012-03-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2013-12-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2014-07-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2015-06-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2016-03-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
19. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378984542