What is "bad news"

n. 1 News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events. 2 (context idiomatic English) An irritating, troublesome or harmful person, situation or thing.

Bad News were an English spoof heavy metal band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members were Vim Fuego (aka Alan Metcalfe), vocals and lead guitar (played by Ade Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar ( Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass ( Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums ( Peter Richardson).

Bad News may refer to:

• Bad News (band), an English spoof rock band
• Bad News (Bad News album), 1987
• Bad News (Ligeia album), 2008
• "Bad News" (How I Met Your Mother), an episode of How I Met Your Mother
• Bad News (magazine), a 1980s comics magazine co-edited by Paul Karasik
• "Bad News", a song by Johnny Cash from I Walk the Line
• "Bad News", a song by Kanye West from 808s & Heartbreak
• "Bad News", a song by The Trashmen
• "Bad News", a song by Moon Martin
• "bad_news" (Bastille song), 2014

Bad News is the self-titled debut album from British heavy metal group Bad News released in October 1987 by EMI. The album features a cover of the famous Queen song " Bohemian Rhapsody" and was produced by Queen's guitarist Brian May. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released as a single along with music video created for it, written and directed by Adrian Edmondson, who portrays Vim Fuego in the group. The video was released as a video single by Picture Music International. In 2004, EMI re-released the album with a re-ordered track listing and with additions of tracks derived from the group's follow-up album The Cash In Compilation.

Bad News is the second album by Massachusetts' metalcore band Ligeia.

"Bad News" is the 13th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and their 125th episode overall. It aired January 3, 2011. TV Guide listed "Bad News" in its list of 2011's Top TV Episodes.