Fact checking the article.
First search result on "buy Spotify listens":
https://spotifystorm.com/buy-spotify-plays
You need to have Bitcoins?
Nope. They take credit cards.
No reason to exchange into bitcoins.
Seems completely unnecessary expensive tidious extra step.
But next result? Surely they only accept Bitcoin?
https://songlifty.com/spotify-promotion/
They don't even accept bitcoins.
Sweden seem obsessed with associating crimes with Bitcoin.
And no I do not think people should buy bitcoins.