North West was met with a torrent of online abuse after her first-ever solo music festival set in Chicago on Friday 12 June, as the 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took the stage at Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash 2026 to perform tracks from her debut EP, 'N0rth4evr.'
North West has been edging into the public eye as a performer over the past year, aided by her parents' vast platforms and a built-in audience that most new artists can only dream of. Her appearance at Summer Smash marked the first time she performed alone at a major festival rather than as a guest during one of her father's shows, a shift that has clearly divided audiences who are still working out how to treat a teenager who is both a child and a celebrity brand in her own right.
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