Many were hopeful that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek might reveal details about the U.S. launch of the popular European music-streaming service at today’s SXSW Interactive keynote

Coming to the MashBash party in Austin next month? Every week until the event, we’ll be giving away 2 Sony Bloggie HD Cameras to attendees. Winners will receive their cameras upon arrival in Austin, and you’re invited to capture video clips of your time there — your videos will be shown on the big screen during our MashBash party .

Mashable is proud to announce our 2nd Annual MashBash SXSWi , an evening celebration during Austin’s annual South By Southwest festival. On Sunday, March 14th 2010 from 10pm till 1am, Mashable will be hosting an official SXSWi evening event at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Texas. Last year, Mashable packed a 600 person venue, so this year, due to popular demand we’ve reserved one of the largest venues in Austin