☔️ April: Meet me in the pouring rain...

Swiftie Inspo to get you through the month!

Apr 06, 2025

Dear Reader,

“The rain came pouring down…”

Welcome to your April edition of Swiftie inspo! April has arrived with its classic rain-filled vibes, and what better way to embrace the drizzle than by leaning into the mood? So in the lineup we’ve got a rain-themed playlist, a cozy recipe ideal for rainy-day comfort, and some rainy-reminiscent mashups to enjoy. Plus an update on our March Madness tournament! Let’s make the most of the weather and dive into this month’s newsletter.

In this newsletter you’ll find:

🗓️ Swiftie April Dates - important dates to keep track of
✨ April Swiftie Playlist - a playlist taking you through the month
🎧 April Mashups - a throwback and some new ones too
🌱 Featured Recipe - Rainy Day Minestrone Soup
🪩 March Madness - an update!

Swiftie April Dates

Our Swiftie April Dates is filled with some fun holidays and lots of iconic anniversaries. It kicked off with “April Fools Day” on April 1st - but I prefer “National Clown Day” cause it just feels a bit more appropriate for Swifties 🤡

This month we’re celebrating Taylor’s very first re-recorded album - Fearless (Taylor’s Version). And can you believe that this month it’ll be 1 year since Taylor gave us the gift of The Tortured Poets Department?! Not only did we get an incredible album, but it became a double album packed with 31 songs. We’ll definitely do more reminiscing about TTPD later on this month, so stay tuned for that. Let me know if there’s any TTPD-specific content you’d like to see!

I know lots of Swifties collect records and vinyls, so I included Record Store Day on our calendar. This is an annual event that celebrates independent record stores. For the occasion it looks like an exclusive 7" white vinyl of “Fortnight” from The Tortured Poets Department will be released, marking the first time “Fortnight [BLOND:ISH Remix]” will be available on vinyl.

Bon Iver is also releasing a new album this month, fABLE! He collaborated with Taylor on two beloved songs - “exile” and “evermore” - so I figured this one deserved a spot on our calendar as well.

What are you most looking forward to this month?!

April 2025 Swiftie Playlist

This month’s Swiftie Playlist takes you through a rainy month of April ☔️ Just like last month, I put together a 1 minute walkthrough of my playlist taking us through all the Taylor rain references! You can watch it here. And you can listen to this playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and YouTube, with clean versions on Spotify and Apple Music.

April Mashups

This month I’ve got a throwback for ya, plus a roundup of some new mashups I shared last month, in case you missed them!

In keeping with the rainy theme, this mashup of Clean x evermore is one of my favorite rainy day mashups 🥹

Last month, after Lady Gaga released her new album, I shared a few mashups of her song “How Bad Do U Want Me” with various Taylor Swift songs - it worked with so many! But my favorite has to be with “Hits Different”. Which combo is your fav?

Featured Recipe: Rainy Day Minestrone Soup

We’re continuing the rainy day theme of this newsletter with a rainy day comfort food staple - soup! This recipe is one of my favorites - I make it every couple of weeks, usually serving it up with some crusty sourdough bread. Here’s the recipe on my blog!

March Madness: An Update

Our March Madness is still in full swing as we narrow down to our ultimate surprise song mashup of the Eras Tour 🎉 We’re now determining our TOP 8 - polls went up last night for Q1 (here’s links for the first and second poll), and the remaining polls will go up on my Instagram over the next few days. You can vote on my posted reels (each one has a comment poll), and/or on my Instagram stories. It’s been so fun and interesting to see how these votes have been shaping up and I’m really curious to see which mashup will get crowned as #1. If you’ve been voting, thanks so much for taking part - your votes do make a big difference! And if you haven’t yet, then feel free to jump in at any time 🫶

That’s all for this month’s newsletter - wishing you a very happy month ahead! Until next time…

I'm right here hopin' that you'll come in with the rain,

Bekah

🎶 Can I Ask You a Question? 🎶

✨ What are you most looking forward to this month?
🤍 What kind of TTPD content would you love to see this month to celebrate the anniversary?!

Dear Reader