All right.

This is the moment everybody has been waiting for.

And who better to present it than me?

This award goes to the person who the fans say was the front ... was in the forefront of our music and culture this year.

The votes are in.

They've all been counted, no, we ain't doing no recount.

And we're about to see who takes home the prestigious Artist of the Year award.

Here are the nominees for artist of the year.

Justin Bieber

Post Malone

Roddy Ricch

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

The American Music Award for Artist of the Year goes to ...

TAYLOR SWIFT!

Let's go right now to Taylor Swift.

Oh, hey, guys.

Thank you so much for this.

This is a fan-voted award, which means so much to me.

You guys have been beyond wonderful.

All the years of my career, but especially this one, when we've been so far apart, we haven't been able to see each other in concert, but I still feel really connected to you through the music.

And, you know, your reaction to "Folklore" and all the ways in which your imagination honored that album.

I just love you so much, and I'm really really lucky because of you.

The reason I'm not there tonight is I'm actually re-recording all of my old music in the studio where we originally recorded it.

So it's been amazing and I can't wait for you to hear it.

But have a great night.

I love you so much, and thank you, thank you, thank you for this.