Katy Perry Named MTV Artist Of The Year

    American singer/songwriter ,Katty perry has been named MTV's Artiste of 2011 .Her  run of No. 1 singles has earned her the distinction of becoming MTV's first artist of the year.

 Katty Perry topped Adele after a spirited discussion among MTV's internal panel of experts, the network said Thursday. Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" was chosen top song of 2011.Runners-up were Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" and Rihanna's "We Found Love."

Perry's achievement of tying Michael Jackson's "Bad" as the only albums to yield five No. 1 singles was particularly impressive. Along with the title cut, "California Gurls," ''E.T.," ''Firework" and "Last Friday Night" (T.G.I.F.) all topped the charts.