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Nominations for the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards have just been revealed. Beyonce Knowles leads the pack with eight nods. Her duet with rapper husband Jay-Z called "Drunk In Love" is up for Best Collaboration Video and the top prize, Video of the Year.

Queen Bey's "Partition" clip is nominated for Best Female Video and Best Choreography, while her other music video for single "Pretty Hurts" is among the contenders for Best Video With a Social Message, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, and Best Editing.

Queen Bey's domination is followed by Eminem and Iggy Azalea who receive seven nods each. The former is nominated for Best Hip Hop Video, Best Male, and Best Collaboration among others, while the latter scores a nod for Best Pop Video and joins Beyonce in the battle for Video of the Year and Best Female.

The VMAs will take place on August 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Best Choreography nominee Usher and Artist to Watch contender 5 Seconds of Summer are set to perform at the event. Ariana Grande, who is nominated for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and Best Collaboration, is among the lineup as well.

Video of the Year:

• Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy"
• Beyonce Knowles ft. Jay-Z - "Drunk In Love"
• Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
• Sia Furler - "Chandelier"
• Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"

• Eminem - "Berzerk"
• Drake ft. Majid Jordan - "Hold On (We're Going Home)"
• Childish Gambino - "3005"
• Kanye West - "Black Skinhead"
• Wiz Khalifa - "We Dem Boyz"

• Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
• John Legend - "All Of Me"
• Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams - "Sing"
• Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"
• Eminem ft. Rihanna - "Monster"

• Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Partition"
• Lorde - "Royals"
• Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - "Problem"
• Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - "Dark Horse"

• 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"

• Imagine Dragons - "Demons"
• Arctic Monkeys - "Do I Wanna Know"
• The Black Keys - "Fever"
• Lorde - "Royals"
• Linkin Park - "Until It's Gone"

• 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"

• Beyonce Knowles 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"

• DJ Snake & Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"
• Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - "Stay the Night"
• Calvin Harris - "Summer"
• Martin Garrix - "Animal"
• Disclosure - "Grab Her!"

• Angel Haze ft. Sia Furler - "Battle Cry"
• Avicii - "Hey Brother"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Pretty Hurts"
• J. Cole ft. TLC - "Crooked Smile"
• Kelly Rowland - "Dirty Laundry"
• David Guetta ft. Mikky Ekko - "One Voice"

• 30 Seconds to Mars - "City of Angels"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Pretty Hurts"
• Arcade Fire - "Afterlife"
• Gesaffelstein - "Hate or Glory"
• Lana Del Rey - "West Coast"

• Eminem - "Rap God"
• MGMT - "Your Life Is a Lie"
• Zedd ft. Hayley Williams -"Stay the Night"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Pretty Hurts"
• Fitz and The Tantrums - "The Walker"

• Sia Furler - "Chandelier"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Partition"
• Usher - "Good Kisser"
• Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake - "Love Never Felt So Good"
• Jason Derulo ft. 2Chainz - "Talk Dirty"
• Kiesza - "Hideaway"

• DJ Snake & Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"
• OK Go - "The Writing's on the Wall"
• Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Pretty Hurts"
• Eminem ft. Rihanna - "The Monster"

• DJ Snake & Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"
• Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy"
• Eminem - "Rap God"
• Arcade Fire - "Reflektor"
• Tyler, the Creator - "Tamale"

• DJ Snake & Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"
• OK Go - "The Writing's on the Wall"
• Disclosure - "Grab Her!"
• Eminem - "Rap God"
• Jack White - "Lazaretto"