Moby album to go online

Moby's complete new album is to be streamed online.

The full-length audio stream of 18 will be online internationally on May 13 and in the US on May 14.

The stream will be hosted by MTV websites around the world.

In addition, various MTV websites will feature other Moby-related content, including an exclusive interview with MTV Italia, video clips of previous Moby hits such as Go, Porcelain and Natural Blues, photo flipbooks, a Moby biography and a career history.

There will also be an exclusive 360-degree view of Moby's house and home studio in New York courtesy of MTV US, and a track-by-track rundown of 18 written by Moby himself.

Each MTV site will roll out additional elements for the Moby area throughout the spring and summer, including news, tour dates, and details of new Moby singles and videos.

Rachael McLean, director of MTV Networks International Online, said: "MTV audiences and online users have a strong connection to Moby, whose creativity extends to communicating with fans through diary entries, art and music, on his website.

"There is a huge level of interest in Moby's new release, and the first single, We Are All Made Of Stars, is receiving MTV video rotation on every continent across the globe."