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Lady Gaga’s Grammys stare

Meme & format · 2019 · Notable

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

Brice Sander

@bricesander · Feb 11, 2019

When you're far from the shallows. #GRAMMYs

325
Original · Brice Sander

Jason Daniel Hood

@jasondanielhood · Feb 11, 2019

cue. the. memes. @ladygaga #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad

22
Post · @jasondanielhood on X

Akafi Ali

@AkafiAli · Feb 11, 2019

What my food sees when I check on them in the oven #Grammys

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Post · @AkafiAli on X

ryan carey-mahoney

@thegoodcarmah · Feb 11, 2019

“per my previous email”

5.7K42
Post · @thegoodcarmah on X

Betsy

@BGud91 · Feb 11, 2019

Me when a video turns sideways on my phone #GRAMMYs

1351
Post · @BGud91 on X
cue. the. memes. @ladygaga #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad
@jasondanielhood on X
What my food sees when I check on them in the oven #Grammys
@AkafiAli on X
Me when a video turns sideways on my phone #GRAMMYs
@BGud91 on X
“per my previous email”
@thegoodcarmah on X
Lady Gaga
Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com

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Platforms
5
Started on X
Origin
Organic
Entertainment

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  • Remixable templatePrimary
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  • Press loop
  • Identity badge
  • Newsjacking

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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.

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  1. February 2019

    Recording Academy precursor · Feb 6 ’19

    The Recording Academy announced Lady Gaga as a Grammys performer.[1]

    Lady Gaga
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Lady Gaga precursor · Feb 10 ’19

    Gaga stared into the camera at the end of her Shallow performance in Los Angeles.[2][3]

  3. @bricesander seed · Feb 11 ’19

    Brice Sander posted the stare at 03:16 UTC with the caption “When you’re far from the shallows.”[4][5]

    cue. the. memes. @ladygaga #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 14 events, 25 sources · Score 41
Origin
Organic
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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  1. February 2019

    Recording Academy precursor · Feb 6 ’19

    The Recording Academy announced Lady Gaga as a Grammys performer.[1]

    Lady Gaga
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Lady Gaga precursor · Feb 10 ’19

    Gaga stared into the camera at the end of her Shallow performance in Los Angeles.[2][3]

  3. @bricesander seed · Feb 11 ’19

    Brice Sander posted the stare at 03:16 UTC with the caption “When you’re far from the shallows.”[4][5]

    cue. the. memes. @ladygaga #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad

  1. peak · Feb 11 ’19

  2. press · Feb 11 ’19

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