# Lady Gaga’s Grammys stare

> The 2019 Grammys stare became a Twitter template for food, email and phone jokes.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2019-02-11
- Peak date: 2019-02-11
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Identity badge, Newsjacking

## Summary

Brice Sander posted Gaga’s Grammys stare at 03:16 UTC. Twitter users recaptioned it, Cosmopolitan made a GIF parody and PAPER added an Instagram microwave joke. Press roundups followed; later articles and a fan forum recalled the meme.

## Timeline

- 2019-02-06 — Recording Academy (Open web) — The Recording Academy announced Lady Gaga as a Grammys performer.
- 2019-02-10 — Lady Gaga (TV) — Gaga stared into the camera at the end of her Shallow performance in Los Angeles.
- 2019-02-11 — @bricesander (X) — Brice Sander posted the stare at 03:16 UTC with the caption “When you’re far from the shallows.”

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Lady Gaga’s Grammys stare.” Case HIS-00257. Spread Score v1.2: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00257