BINI named a Coachella 'must-watch'
Rolling Stone–framed coverage listed Filipino pop group BINI among Coachella 2026’s most anticipated performers, a label that often translates into streaming spikes, brand interest and wider touring opportunities. (youtube.com)
A music magazine list can look like fluff until you see where it landed: Rolling Stone put BINI on its “20 Acts We Can’t Wait to See at Coachella” roundup just days before the festival opens in Indio on April 10, 2026. The write-up singled them out as the first Filipino group to perform at Coachella. (rollingstone.com, abs-cbn.com) That puts BINI in front of the exact crowd Coachella is built for: people who scan the lineup for discoveries before the headliners come on. Coachella’s official 2026 lineup lists BINI alongside more than a hundred other acts, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G at the top. (coachellavalley.com, coachella.com) BINI is not a new studio project assembled for a United States debut. The group has eight members — Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena — and has been built by ABS-CBN into one of the biggest pop acts in the Philippines. (shop-au.abs-cbn.com) By 2025, that domestic base was already visible in chart data. Billboard Philippines reported that “Blink Twice” debuted at No. 7 on the Philippines Hot 100 dated March 1, 2025, after BINI had finished 2024 as the country’s No. 1 artist. (billboardphilippines.com) Their scale is no longer just local-fandom talk. ABS-CBN’s official BINI page says the group passed 30 million monthly streaming listeners and sold out its “BINIverse” tour in record time, while the Grammy Museum says BINI has logged more than 1 billion global streams. (shop-au.abs-cbn.com, grammymuseum.org) The Coachella slot is also not buried at noon on a side platform. GMA News reported that BINI is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on April 10 at the Mojave stage, a tent that Coachella uses for rising acts and established names outside the main-stage lane. (gmanetwork.com) That timing matters because Coachella is now a live global media event, not just a desert festival. Coachella said YouTube is again the exclusive livestream partner for both 2026 weekends, and GMA noted that all seven stages will stream free, with multiview and timezone-based reminders in the app. (coachellavalley.com, gmanetwork.com) BINI also arrived with new music instead of treating Coachella like a victory lap. GMA reported that the group’s new extended play, “Signals,” was set for April 9, 2026, one day before the first weekend performance, and Spotify’s prerelease page lists it as a six-song release. (gmanetwork.com, open.spotify.com) The next stop after the desert is not a vacation either. The Grammy Museum has BINI booked for “Global Spin Live” in Los Angeles on April 21, 2026, for a talk and performance tied directly to “Signals” and their rising international profile. (grammymuseum.org, discoverlosangeles.com) So the story is bigger than one flattering list item. In the span of less than two weeks, BINI gets a Rolling Stone co-sign, a Coachella debut on the Mojave stage, a free worldwide YouTube stream, a new extended play, and a Grammy Museum showcase in Los Angeles. (rollingstone.com, coachellavalley.com, gmanetwork.com, grammymuseum.org)
