The New York-born songstress has made headlines throughout the year with her show-stopping performances, jaw-dropping outfits and her chart-topping hits like Poker Face, Paparazzi and Just Dance.

"It means everything, I'm not only flattered but really excited - it makes me want to work harder, make better videos and better shows and better music all the time," she told MTV.com.

Lady Gaga - whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta - revealed that her dramatic performance at the Video Music Awards was a high point in her year.

"My performance at the VMAs, for me, was a turning point artistically," she said.

"I always dreamed about being a performer on the MTV awards. More importantly, I wanted to be a performer, and I wanted my VMA performance to be my ground-breaking, life-changing performance. So everything that I'd been working on was leading up to that moment, and then after that I gave birth to this new album, The Fame Monster. It was an amazing moment for me."