The new big screen musical “Sparkle” is due out on Aug. 17, but one of its stars will not be around to help promote it: Whitney Houston, who died at age 48 in February. TODAY aired an exclusive clip Monday of the upcoming film, which shows how Sparkle and her sisters try to make a go of it as an all-girl singing group, following in their mother’s (Houston’s) musical footsteps.

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