Whitney Houston's last recording - a new duet with "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks - was released on Monday ahead of the singer's upcoming film, "Sparkle."

"Celebrate," produced by R. Kelly for "Sparkle" which will hit movie theaters on August 17, was recorded by Houston shortly before her sudden death aged 48 in February. The uptempo track features disco beats and a positive message, as Sparks and Houston sing lyrics such as "I'm going to celebrate, celebrate you." Sparks throws in "We love you Whitney" at the end of the song.

Sparks on Sunday delivered a heart-felt tribute to Houston at the Billboard Music Awards. She sang a rousing rendition of "I Will Always Love You," before presenting a posthumous award to Houston's teenage daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.

"Sparkle," a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, tells the story of three sisters who become Motown stars who have to deal with the pressures of fame. Houston plays Sparks' mother.

The role was Houston's comeback to the big screen after a 15-year hiatus from acting in movies like "The Bodyguard" and "The Preacher's Wife". It will be Sparks' first leading movie role.

Houston was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on February 11 from what authorities said was accidental drowning brought on by cocaine use and heart disease.

Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston

滬江娛樂快訊：歌壇天后惠特尼·休斯頓生前錄制的最后一曲在本周一發(fā)行。這首名為"Celebrate" 的歌曲由惠特尼和“美國(guó)偶像”Jordin Sparks聯(lián)袂合唱，專門為兩人合作的最新電影《Sparkle》（《閃耀的花火》）制作。電影將于今年8月17日上映，這也將是惠特尼的銀幕絕唱。

這部歌舞片翻拍自1976年的同名電影，和舊版一樣主演陣容基本都是黑人。影片講述情深意切的三姐妹從家鄉(xiāng)教堂的唱詩班中脫穎而出，成長(zhǎng)為流行樂隊(duì)的奮斗故事，而Sparkle便是三姐妹中最具歌唱天賦的小妹?！懊绹?guó)偶像”冠軍Jordin Sparks首次“觸電”，領(lǐng)銜出演小妹Sparkle，大姐和二姐將分別由女星卡門·艾喬戈和《特工紹特》中的女星迪卡·桑普特飾演?；萏啬岚缪莸慕巧荅mma，曾經(jīng)是一位歌手，在電影當(dāng)中她是位單身母親，撫養(yǎng)著夢(mèng)想在音樂界獲得巨大成就的三個(gè)女兒。

惠特尼·休斯頓最廣為人知的電影作品是《保鏢》。今年2月份她不幸辭世，也讓《Sparkle》成為了她的銀幕絕唱。