MUMBAI: MTV has named Katy Perry as its �Artist of the Year' 2011.

"Perry is one of the new millennium's biggest pop stars, and she matched some of pop's greatest icons on the charts this year. She made us giggle with an LOL-worthy hosting stint on SNL and made her big-screen debut voicing the iconic Smurfette in The Smurfs. Offscreen, she's proved to be the kind of girl that can laugh off rumors that she's pregnant and getting divorced. She's loud, cool and a real girl's girl,... said MTV.com.

Accepting her award, Perry said, "I wasn't really allowed to watch MTV growing up so this feels really validating."

The singer's album �Teenage Dream', has produced five No. 1 singles, which is matched only by Michael Jackson and was also named one of Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating People of 2011.

Adele's hit â€?Rolling in the Deep' was awarded the song of the year. Others winners include: Justin Bieber, Drake, Lil Wayne, Beyonc?©, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, The Throne, Adele, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry.