'Queen Bey' may conquer the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, leading all contenders with eight nominations, Thewire.com reported.

Beyoncé, who shocked the world with her self-titled surprise album, received four nominations for her "Pretty Hurts" video, including best video with a social message, while her "Partition" video landed two nods. "Drunk in Love," the songstress' seductive duet featuring her husband Jay Z, is up for Best Collaboration and the night's top prize, video of the year, the Los Angeles Times reported.

"This album was a labor of love and she had such a vision of wanting to be able to tell the story of this album visually as well as audio," Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, general manager of Beyoncé's production house, Parkwood Entertainment, told the Associated Press. "She really, really set out to do something special in a visual medium."

Newcomer Iggy Azalea and veteran Eminem trails Beyoncé with seven nominations. The statuesque Australian will be vying against Beyoncé for video of the year with "Fancy" and its "Clueless"-inspired video.

Sia's "Chandelier," Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" and Pharrell Williams' "Happy" round out the nominees for the top prize.

Jay Z, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharell Williams, Ariana Grande, Lorde, Sam Smith, Zedd, Avicii, Pitbull, Jason Derulo and Hayley Williams also received multiple nominations.

The nods were announced Thursday morning via the Snapchat. The nominees appeared in eight 10-second videos on the music network's Snapchat account.

The winners will be announced Aug. 24. Usher, Ariana Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer are slated to perform live at the televised event.

Full list of nominations below:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy"

Beyoncé ft. JAY Z - "Drunk In Love"

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

Sia - "Chandelier"

Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"

HIP HOP VIDEO

Eminem - "Berzerk"

Drake ft. Majid Jordan - "Hold On (We're Going Home)"

Childish Gambino - "3005"

Kanye West - "Black Skinhead"

Wiz Khalifa - "We Dem Boyz"

MALE VIDEO

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

John Legend - "All Of Me"

Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell - "Sing"

Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"

Eminem ft. Rihanna - "Monster"

FEMALE VIDEO

Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy"

Beyoncé - "Partition"

Lorde - "Royals"

Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - "Problem"

Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - "Dark Horse"

POP VIDEO

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy"

Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz - "Talk Dirty"

Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - "Problem"

Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - "Wake Me Up"

ROCK VIDEO

Imagine Dragons - "Demons"

Arctic Monkeys - "Do I Wanna Know"

The Black Keys - "Fever"

Lorde - "Royals"

Linkin Park - "Until It's Gone"

MTV ARTIST TO WATCH

Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"

5 Seconds of Summer -"She Looks So Perfect"

Charli XCX - "Boom Clap"

Schoolboy Q - "Man Of The Year"

Fifth Harmony - "Miss Movin On"

COLLABORATION VIDEO

Beyoncé ft. JAY Z - "Drunk In Love"

Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - "Problem"

Pitbull ft. Ke$ha - "Timber"

Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga - "Loyal"

Eminem ft. Rihanna - "Monster"

Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - "Dark Horse"

MTV CLUBLAND AWARD

DJ Snake & Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"

Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - "Stay the Night"

Calvin Harris - "Summer"

Martin Garrix - "Animal"

Disclosure - "Grab Her!"