Rapper Jay-Z [ tickets ] has pushed up the release date for his new CD, "The Black Album," from Nov. 28 to Nov. 14 after the completed album was found online.

"Due to individuals illegally distributing my album, I have no choice but to move the release date of 'The Black Album,'" the rapper said in a statement. "I have made sure that my album is available at a lower price for my fans. In turn, I hope my fans will support me and Roc-A-Fella Records and buy my final release in an appropriate way, either via a retail store or a legitimate digital distribution site."

"The Black Album" is being billed as Jay-Z's final release. It features production by Rick Rubin, Eminem, Kanye West, The Neptunes and Just Blaze.

The street date for "Beg for Mercy," from rapper 50 Cent [ tickets ]'s G Unit crew, has been moved up four days to Nov. 14 due to "bootlegging, piracy and overall demand."

"What can you expect when you're the hottest rapper around?" a none-too-modest 50 Cent said in a statement. "The streets are used to gettin' my music the unconventional way. So if they want it why not give 'em the real deal as soon as you can. Why make 'em wait?"

Justin Timberlake [ tickets ] won three MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday night (11/6), getting nods in the best male, best pop, and best album categories. Beyonce won two awards: best R&B act and best song.

The complete list of winners follows:

Best New Act - Sean Paul
Best Dance Act - Panjabi MC
Best R&B Act - Beyonce
Best Hip-Hop Artist - Eminem
Best Rock Act - The White Stripes
Best Pop Act - Justin Timberlake
Best Female Artist - Christina Aguilera
Best Male Artist - Justin Timberlake
Best Album - "Justified," Justin Timberlake
Best Group - Coldplay
Best Video - "Untitled 1," Sigur Ros
Best Song - "Crazy In Love," Beyonce

After more than a dozen years of service, punk act Face to Face [ tickets ] has decided to call it quits. In a statement posted on the group's official website, founder and main songwriter Trever Keith said, "We've said what we had to say."

Sony Music and BMG, the No. 2 and No. 5 music companies, respectively, have announced plans to merge next year. The joint venture, to be called Sony-BMG, would control more than 25% of the global music market, nearly as much as current the market-share leader, Universal.