Katy Perry is officially MTV's Artist of the 年 for 2011!

She 说 it was "pretty cool", especially because she "wasn't allowed to watch 音乐电视 growing up, so this feels really validating, and I've had a fantastic year, a great tour, and a great run." She also gave a huge thanks, and 说 "I really appreciate it."

The runner-up for the 标题 was Nicki Minaj, who exploded on the 音乐 scene this year. And third place went to Adele, who's album 21 is topping all kinds of charts. Talk about girl power!

Here's the rest of the 最佳, 返回页首 10 (in order): The 王座, 宝座 (Kanye West & Jay-Z), Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Drake, Justin Bieber.

Who would 你 pick as artist of the year?