Abiodun Osikoya, popularly known as Bizzle Osikoya, is a Nigerian record label executive, talent manager, film producer, and sound engineer.[1] He is the co-founder of The Plug (whose subsidiaries include The Plug Entertainment, The Plug Music, and Plug Sports) and The Block Party Series. In June 2022, Bizzle joined the Recording Academy class of 2022, as a professional member.[2]
Abiodun Osikoya was born in Nigeria and raised between Lagos, London, and Birmingham.[3] He had his primary education in Lagos and his secondary education in Lagos and Birmingham, before proceeding to study Music Business in Liverpool for his tertiary education, where he graduated with a B.Sc. in Music Business from the University of Liverpool, and SAE Institute in Liverpool. His interest led him into studying sound engineering at SAE in Liverpool and film production at Digital Film Academy in New York.[4]
In 2016, he founded B Entertainment, which he later merged with Asa Asika imprint StarGaze Entertainment, to establish The Plug. On 18 December 2016, he lost the prize for New Media, at The Future Awards AfricatoTosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade.[9] On 17 December 2022, he joined Nigeria recording chart company TurnTable charts, as one of its executives, alongside Oye Akideinde.[10]
