A Filipino first on a global ballot
BINI won Favorite Global Music Star at the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on November 14 in Los Angeles, turning a historic nomination for the Philippines into a victory against six international acts, including Taylor Swift and Olivia Dean.
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The eight members, Jhoanna, Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha and Sheena, represented Asia in a category whose other nominees represented Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the United Kingdom. BINI became the first Filipino act and the first Asian act outside South Korea selected to represent the region in the category.
The result adds an international award decided by fans to a year that included performances at Coachella in California and Summer Sonic in Japan, two honors at the Filipino Music Awards, and a song on an animated film soundtrack.
BINI thanked Nickelodeon and the group's supporters, known as Blooms, in a Facebook statement after the win.
Thank you, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2026, Blooms and everyone who voted for BINI as Favorite Global Music Star,
The group also expressed its appreciation for joining the winners.
It's truly an honor to be part of this year's winners!
Who competed for the global award?
BINI faced a ballot that brought together seven regional representatives. Swift represented North America, Dean the United Kingdom, Zara Larsson Europe, Tyla Africa, Tame Impala Australia and Karol G Latin America.
The category puts artists from different parts of the world into one contest, with viewers choosing a winner through voting. For BINI, the nomination first secured a place as Asia's representative; the final result then put the group ahead of the other six nominees.
Nickelodeon's awards recognize audience favorites across music, film, television, sports, gaming and other entertainment. Fan participation is central to the result, which explains why BINI's response addressed the people who voted alongside the broadcaster.
No vote totals or winning margin were announced in the accounts of the result. The public result identifies BINI as the winner without a numerical breakdown of support for each nominee.
How the nomination became a win
BINI's nomination was announced on October 8, 2026, when voting opened. The voting period continued through November 13, followed by the awards ceremony the next day in Los Angeles.
The ceremony's evening broadcast in the United States fell on the morning of November 15 in the Philippines. That time difference places the same event on different calendar dates for American and Filipino audiences.
The main dates trace the group's progress from nomination to its next announced festival appearance:
- October 8, 2026: BINI's nomination was announced and voting opened.
- November 13, 2026: Voting was scheduled to close.
- November 14, 2026: The Kids' Choice Awards took place at Television City in Los Angeles, with BINI winning Favorite Global Music Star.
- November 15, 2026: The American evening broadcast fell in the Philippine morning; winners of the second Jupiter Music Awards were also announced following its ceremony in Vietnam.
- January 14, 2027: BINI is scheduled to perform at LaLaLa Fest Manila alongside fellow global category nominee Olivia Dean.
The October announcement marked the nomination stage. The November result completed that process with a win, giving BINI two milestones in the same category within a little over a month.
What changes for Filipino pop?
BINI's selection broke a pattern in Asia's representation. Since the global category began in 2017, its Asian representatives had been South Korean acts, including BIGBANG, BTS, BLACKPINK and Stray Kids.
The Philippine group brought P-pop, a term used for Philippine pop music, into that representative position for the first time. Its members then won the wider contest against artists drawn from the other regions.
SB19 had already secured a Filipino victory at the 2025 Kids' Choice Awards, winning Favorite Asian Act against ENHYPEN, NiziU, Tiara Andini and Iman Troye. BINI's 2026 award extends that recent run of recognition for Philippine groups through a different category, Favorite Global Music Star.
For listeners following Philippine music, the progression is concrete: SB19 won an award focused on Asian acts in 2025, while BINI represented Asia and won a global category in 2026. Each result gives a Filipino group a named place among the awards' international winners.
A year stretching from California to Japan
BINI's awards success followed a series of appearances outside the Philippines. In April, the group performed at Coachella in Indio, California, becoming the first P-pop girl group to perform at the festival.
August brought performances at Summer Sonic in Tokyo and Osaka. Those appearances placed BINI before festival audiences in two Japanese cities during the same year as its American festival milestone.
The group also won Artist of the Year and Tour of the Year at the 2026 Filipino Music Awards. The touring honor recognized its Signals World Tour, adding recognition at home to its performances abroad.
BINI's recording work reached another format through "A Parallel World," a song included on the soundtrack of the Filipino animated film Forgotten Island. The soundtrack credit adds a film audience to the concert and music audiences reached during the year.
Together, the festival appearances, touring recognition and soundtrack show how many different settings carried BINI's music in 2026. The Kids' Choice result adds an audience vote to that record of activity across stages, recordings and film.
Another honor in Southeast Asia
BINI also received the Most Influential Southeast Asian Artiste - Female award at the second Jupiter Music Awards. Winners were announced on November 15 following the ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The event was identified as the Jupiter Music Awards in Vietnam, while the initial announcement described the honor as coming from Germany's Jupiter cinema and television awards. The more specific account names the second music awards ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City.
BINI welcomed the regional honor with a statement thanking supporters and acknowledging the other artists recognized across Asia.
It's truly an honor to receive this award alongside so many amazing artists across Asia. 2… 3… Maraming salamat po!
The final Filipino phrase is a polite expression of thanks. The award's Southeast Asian focus gave BINI regional recognition alongside its victory in Nickelodeon's global music category.
BTS and ROSÉ lead other music wins
BINI joined a winners list with several major successes for Asian performers. BTS won Favorite Music Group or Duo, Favorite Song for "Swim," and Favorite Album for ARIRANG.
The group award was BTS's fifth in that category. Its song award was a second victory, following "Dynamite" five years earlier, while ARIRANG brought its first Favorite Album win.
ROSÉ became the first K-pop star to win Favorite Female Artist. Her fellow BLACKPINK member JENNIE shared Favorite Music Collaboration with Tame Impala for "Dracula." KATSEYE won Favorite Female Breakout Artist/Group.
Several of BINI's competitors in the global category also appeared elsewhere among the winners. Dean's "Man I Need" won Favorite Viral Song, while Tame Impala's collaboration with JENNIE secured its own category victory. Bruno Mars won Favorite Male Artist for the second consecutive year.
The results show how the ceremony distributes recognition across different kinds of achievement: a regional representative can compete for the global award while also appearing in categories for an individual song, a collaboration or an artist.
A wider broadcast and more stages ahead
Alex Warren hosted the ceremony at Television City in Los Angeles. The show aired simultaneously on CBS and Nickelodeon for the first time and was available live on Paramount+ for Premium subscribers.
The broadcast ran for 90 minutes, from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern time. Only about a dozen awards were presented during the show, so the complete winners list extended beyond the trophies handed out on screen.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day won Favorite Movie, while its stars Tom Holland and Zendaya received Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress. Chris Pratt received the King of Comedy Award.
BINI's next announced festival date is January 14, 2027, at LaLaLa Fest Manila, where Olivia Dean is also on the lineup. The two acts will move from sharing a global awards ballot to appearing at the same festival.
The group is also scheduled to headline Asia Pop Girl Fest 2027 with Japanese girl group HANA and Thai girl group 4EVE. Shows are planned in Japan, Thailand and the Philippines, bringing performers from the three countries into a shared concert series.
Those bookings give BINI's international recognition a practical next step: more performances for audiences across Asia. After a year of festivals, touring honors and two international awards, the group's announced schedule carries that activity into 2027.
Key Points
- BINI won Favorite Global Music Star at the November 14, 2026, Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
- The eight members were the first Filipino act and first Asian act outside South Korea chosen to represent Asia in the category.
- BINI won against Taylor Swift, Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson, Tyla, Tame Impala and Karol G.
- The group also received Most Influential Southeast Asian Artiste - Female at the second Jupiter Music Awards in Vietnam.
- The win followed BINI's 2026 Coachella and Summer Sonic appearances and two Filipino Music Awards honors.
- BINI is scheduled for LaLaLa Fest Manila on January 14, 2027, and Asia Pop Girl Fest shows with HANA and 4EVE.
