P‑pop group BINI’s milestone

BINI became the first Filipino group to perform at Coachella on Friday, taking the Mojave Stage in Indio during the festival’s opening night. (rollingstone.com) Coachella’s 2026 festival is scheduled for April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and BINI appeared on Weekend 1’s Friday bill. Forbes reported the eight-member group started at 4:15 p.m. local time and played a 45-minute set. (coachellavalley.com) (forbes.com) The group opened with “Shagidi,” performed new song “Blush” live for the first time, and closed with “Pantropiko,” according to Forbes and Rolling Stone’s on-site coverage. Rolling Stone said the crowd waved Philippine flags and chanted the group’s name before the set began. (forbes.com) (rollingstone.com) The Los Angeles Times included BINI in its live Coachella coverage and linked the appearance to broader Asian representation across the 2026 lineup. The paper also interviewed the group before the festival, when leader Jhoanna said they were being “more intentional” with the music and arrangements for the show. (latimes.com) (abs-cbn.com) BINI’s set landed at a moment when Filipino pop, often called Pinoy pop or P-pop, has been pushing harder into international festival and streaming markets. The group told the Los Angeles Times, as quoted by ABS-CBN, that they wanted to “prove that Filipinos deserve to be on that stage” and to help open doors for more Filipino art. (abs-cbn.com) BINI was formed through ABS-CBN’s Star Hunt Academy and released its debut single, “Born To Win,” in June 2021 after about two years as trainees. The group’s eight members are Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena. (abs-cbn.com) (rollingstone.com) Their rise accelerated with songs including “Pantropiko” and “Salamin, Salamin,” which Forbes said had reached 119 million YouTube views and more than 201 million Spotify streams, respectively, by Coachella weekend. Spotify’s artist page listed BINI at about 1.8 million monthly listeners when the group arrived in the desert. (forbes.com) (open.spotify.com) Before the festival, BINI said they were using the stage to foreground Filipino culture through styling, dancers, and performance choices. ABS-CBN’s report on the Los Angeles Times interview said the group highlighted local fashion designers and dancers from Philippine troupes in its Coachella planning. (abs-cbn.com) By Friday night, that plan had turned into one of Coachella’s most closely watched early sets: a debut built around new music, established hits, and a first for a Filipino group at the festival. (rollingstone.com) (latimes.com)