North West<\/a> reached a new milestone in her budding music career, delivering her first solo set at a music festival.<\/p>\n On Friday (June 12), the 12-year-old daughter of Ye (formerly Kanye West<\/a>) and Kim Kardashian<\/a> took the stage at Lyrical Lemonade\u2019s Summer Smash 2026 in Chicago.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Dressed in a black Balenciaga ensemble, dark sunglasses, spiky jewelry and long blue pigtails, North performed her 2024 collaboration with Ye, \u201cTALKING,\u201d from his album Vultures 1.<\/p>\n The young rapper-producer\u2019s proud parents both celebrated the moment on social media. Ye reposted a clip of the early evening performance on his Instagram Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crowd was jumping for North West at Summer Smash when she played \u2018TALKING,’\u201d read a caption over a video showing North performing the track for an energized festival crowd.<\/p>\n Kardashian also gave an inside look at Summer Smash 2026, sharing a photo of backstage passes featuring North\u2019s face on her Instagram Stories<\/a>. The SKIMS founder posted another a clip of her daughter running onto the festival stage, writing over the video, \u201cNorth West just arrived at her first ever festival performance.\u201d<\/p>\n North\u2019s debut solo music festival performance arrives on the heels of her debut EP<\/a>, N0rth4evr, which dropped in early May.<\/p>\n She previously tested the waters in music and made waves appearing on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign\u2019s Vultures, as well as FKA twigs\u2019 EUSEXUA album. North released her \u201cPiercing on My Hand\u201d single in February and also made an appearance at Ye\u2019s SoFi Stadium shows in Los Angeles in April.<\/p>\n Lyrical Lemonade\u2019s Summer Smash 2026 features<\/a> Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Baby Keem as headliners for the three-night event. The festival runs June 12\u201314 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.<\/p>\n Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n