SMALL FACES

Wynonna’s always had at least an undercurrent of R&B; in her country music. Now she’s bringing it to the surface, hiring songwriter-producer Shep Crawford--who’s had hits with Sisqo and Deborah Cox--to work on six songs for her next album. Crawford’s currently working with Luther Vandross and has just completed a Gladys Knight album. . . .

Rapper Noreaga has created and will host a show on rap for HBO. Ted Demme (director of “Life”) will produce. The deal comes out of the partnership of Noreaga manager Chris Lighty’s Violator company and Michael Ovitz’s Artists Management Group. . . .

Shana Morrison, who has performed live and recorded with her dad, Van Morrison, has signed with Vanguard Records and will start recording her debut album soon in San Francisco and Nashville. It is due in June. . . .

Chumbawamba may have not followed “Tubthumping” with another U.S. hit, but folks in the band’s hometown of Leeds, England, still love it. “Well Done, Now Sod Off!” a film telling the tale of the anarchist band from its mid-’80s days of communal living through global fame, won the audience award for best documentary at the Leeds International Film Festival. *