# Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Shallow Oscars performance

> The Oscars duet spawned romance memes; its upload gained 6.1 million views in a day.

- Owner: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (performance); public reaction has no owner
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2019-02-25
- Peak date: 2019-02-26
- Spread Score: 40 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Response chain, Mystery & lore, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

The Oscars duet prompted romance speculation, captioned images and celebrity reactions. The official video reached its largest daily gain two days after the ceremony. Gaga explained the staging on Kimmel; television and YouTube parodies followed.

## Timeline

- 2019-02-24 — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (TV) — Gaga and Cooper performed Shallow at the Oscars, then the song won the Original Song award.
- 2019-02-25 — Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) (X) — Ramin Setoodeh posted a standing-ovation video and praised the duet at 03:04:48 UTC.
- 2019-02-25 — TIME (Press) — TIME collected Twitter reactions to the duet at 03:38 UTC, while viewers speculated about romance.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Shallow Oscars performance.” Case HIS-00498. Spread Score v1.2: 40/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00498