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North West reached a new milestone in her budding music career, delivering her first solo set at a music festival.

On Friday (June 12), the 12-year-old daughter of Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian took the stage at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash 2026 in Chicago.

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Dressed in a black Balenciaga ensemble, dark sunglasses, spiky jewelry and long blue pigtails, North performed her 2024 collaboration with Ye, “TALKING,” from his album Vultures 1.

The young rapper-producer’s proud parents both celebrated the moment on social media. Ye reposted a clip of the early evening performance on his Instagram Stories.

“The crowd was jumping for North West at Summer Smash when she played ‘TALKING,’” read a caption over a video showing North performing the track for an energized festival crowd.

Kardashian also gave an inside look at Summer Smash 2026, sharing a photo of backstage passes featuring North’s face on her Instagram Stories. The SKIMS founder posted another a clip of her daughter running onto the festival stage, writing over the video, “North West just arrived at her first ever festival performance.”

North’s debut solo music festival performance arrives on the heels of her debut EP, N0rth4evr, which dropped in early May.

She previously tested the waters in music and made waves appearing on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures, as well as FKA twigs’ EUSEXUA album. North released her “Piercing on My Hand” single in February and also made an appearance at Ye’s SoFi Stadium shows in Los Angeles in April.

Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash 2026 features Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Baby Keem as headliners for the three-night event. The festival runs June 12–14 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.

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Recently, when Harry Styles was asked what he would consider his most iconic fashion moment, the answer was definitive: a red loveheart jumpsuit paired with a plain white tee, worn at Wembley Stadium, London in June 2022. It was a surprisingly functional ‘fit for a man otherwise known for flamboyant looks, but his answer revealed much more than just what he likes to pick off the rails.

He continued, “During that show, that fear left my body and there was a sense of calm,” and that when the heavens opened during “Sign of the Times,” the opening song of the show’s encore, “I remember having a massive smile on my face. I thought, ‘How can I ask for any more joy?’ I felt so full in that moment. I felt like I was flying.”

That show was his first-ever headline performance as a solo artist in an outdoor stadium, a moment that proved to Styles, more than anyone else, that he was more than capable of hitting the biggest of leagues and staying there. He was no longer fighting for credibility in a post-boyband solo career, but now out on his own and dominating the most historic of stages.

It’ll come as no surprise, then, that Wembley Stadium was one of the few stadiums to be chosen as a stop on his Together, Together residency run. Following its kick-off in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 16, it arrives not just as a homecoming for Styles but a coronation: his 12-run show will break Wembley Stadium’s all-time record for most shows in a calendar year (Coldplay previously held the record with 10 shows in 2025).

It’s one thing to play Wembley Stadium as a headline act – a career-high for every artist – but tougher still to create an authentic, lasting connection with the stadium that extends beyond the show. The defining images of Queen’s career came during their headline gigs in 1986, while Muse’s H.A.A.R.P show in 2007 are certainly in the hall of fame. Oasis played some of the best shows of their Live ‘25 reunion tour at the stadium just last summer. It proves rarer than one would imagine.

But Styles is fast becoming Wembley’s most bankable and beloved star. He played three shows with One Direction in 2014, and during the Love On Tour run from 2021-2023, Styles played the Stadium a further six times. The latter provided Harries (and the casuals that were swept up in the madness) a moment of post-pandemic release. There were cowboy hats, pink feather boas and reconnection. Missing out on tickets felt like being robbed of some kind of fundamental human emotion: pure joy.

Together, Together is a different proposition, however. Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally is knottier by design, favouring moodier electronics and oblique lyrics as opposed to the pop-powered Harry’s House (2022) soft-rock stylings of Fine Line (2019). The tour’s opening run in Amsterdam featured rave-influenced production and nods to Underworld and Orchestral Maneuvers in The Dark. Quite the switch-up.

As he returns home to his stomping ground, these were the best moments from the residency’s opening night.

From career milestones to new releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.

This week’s roundup is all about the power of community. In Los Angeles, Snow Tha Product was honored by the City of Los Angeles for using her platform to uplift Latin communities, a meaningful recognition that arrived exactly one year after the ICE raids that deeply impacted many immigrant families across the city. The moment struck a chord with the Mexican-American rapper, who told Billboard later that she felt “seen as a real person who matters in this fight,” adding “it’s nice to see that L.A. cares.”

Elsewhere, Latin music continued making noise across live stages, cultural spaces and social media feeds. Farruko and Christian Alicea brought celebratory energy to New York’s Gol Fest at Terminal 5, blending concert thrills with fútbol fever in a packed crossover event. At Grammy House New York, the Recording Academy hosted its first-ever Latin-focused showcase during Indie Week.

On a lighter note, Feid delivered one of the week’s sweetest viral moments by linking up with Brooklyn’s beloved Green Lady, creating a perfectly on-brand meeting that fans instantly embraced online. And in Spain, Ana Mena and Lola Índigo finally released their long-awaited first collaboration, while Puerto Rican breakout band Chuwi marked a major career milestone with its first-ever solo headline show in Madrid.

Check out our weekly Uplifting Moments in Latin Music roundup below.

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