Taylor Swift wins the Artist of the Decade Award I AMAs 2019

Over the years, I've known some great songwriters and I've also known some great singers and performers. It's rare to see all those talents in one person, but that defines Taylor Swift. She is one of the only modern pop artists whose name appears as the sole songwriter in her song credits. Her lyrics resonate across the generations, her songs touch everyone, and her impact around the world is extraordinary. The past decade has been incredible for this brilliant artist and the best is yet to come. It's my pleasure to present the American Music Artist of the Decade Award to Taylor! You guys, first of all, I want to say that getting to share the stage with Misty Copeland and Craig Hall and Camila Cabello and Halsey and all those amazing dancers tonight was absolutely, in so many ways, a dream come true. And so I just, that performance was even more fun than I hoped it would be. Oh my god. I cannot believe that it's Carole King, it's you, who gave me this award. So when I, you know, my parents are here tonight. And, you know, they would listen to Tapestry and all your other records in high school and then they took those records with them, packed them up in boxes, took them to college with them. Then when they met and they got their own house, they took those records with them there. And then when they had my brother and I, they played those records for us. And I just remembered, when I fell in love with music, it was right around the time I realized that how marvelous it was that an artist could transcend so many different phases and changes in people's lives. So you taught me that that's a possibility. I guess what I'm trying to say is that all any of the artists, or really anyone in this room, wants is to create something that will last, whatever it is in life. And the fact that this is an award that celebrates a decade of hard work and of art and of fun and memories, all that matters to me is the memories that I have had with you guys, with you, the fans, over the years. Guys, we've had fun, incredible, exhilarating, extraordinary times together. And may it continue. Thank you for being the reason why I am on this stage, from the very first day of my career until tonight. I love you with all of my heart. Thank you for everything. Thank you, AMAs. Thank you. Just thank you. I'm so lucky to get to do this. Thank you.