Pharrell Williams, Chad Williams and Shae are adding some girl power to N.E.R.D. The band has officially recruited a new female singer. Rhea, who was introduced to the band via a mutual friend, auditioned for the guys via Skype delivering her version of "His Eye Is On The Sparrow." She hails from Toronto and is of Guyanese descent. Now that the singer has been brought into the fold the band is set to wrap up their fourth album, Instant Gratification, scheduled for a 2010 release. In the meantime, N.E.R.D. are set to hit the road with Jay-Z on his Blueprint 3 tour. The tour will kickoff on October 9th at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA.

Check out the full tour schedule and ticket info. after the jump.

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION	AVAILABILITY
Jay-Z	Oct 09, 2009 Fri, 8:00 PM	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jay-Z	Oct 10, 2009 Sat, 8:00 PM	The Bank Of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY
Jay-Z	Oct 13, 2009 Tue, 8:00 PM	Rexall Place Edmonton, AB
Jay-Z	Oct 14, 2009 Wed, 8:00 PM	Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, AB
Jay-Z	Oct 15, 2009 Thu, 8:00 PM	Prospera Place Kelowna, BC
Jay-Z	Oct 16, 2009 Fri, 8:00 PM	General Motors Place Vancouver, BC
Jay-Z	Oct 17, 2009 Sat, 8:00 PM	Key Arena Seattle, WA
Jay-Z	Oct 21, 2009 Wed, 8:00 PM	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
Jay-Z	Oct 22, 2009 Thu, 7:30 PM	Wolstein Center - Csu Convocation Center Cleveland, OH
Powerhouse 2009: Jay-Z	Oct 23, 2009 Fri, 6:00 PM	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
Jay-Z	Oct 24, 2009 Sat, 8:00 PM	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jay-Z	Oct 25, 2009 Sun, 8:00 PM	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jay-Z	Oct 27, 2009 Tue, 8:00 PM	1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD
Jay-Z	Oct 28, 2009 Wed, 7:30 PM	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
Jay-Z	Oct 29, 2009 Thu, 8:00 PM	John Labatt Centre London, ON
Jay-Z	Oct 30, 2009 Fri, 8:00 PM	Centre Bell Montreal, QC
Jay-Z	Oct 31, 2009 Sat, 8:00 PM	Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON
Jay-Z	Nov 01, 2009 Sun, 8:00 PM	Scotiabank Place Kanata, ON
Jay-z	Nov 04, 2009 Wed, 7:00 PM	Alexandra Palace London, GL
Jay-Z	Nov 07, 2009 Sat, 8:00 PM	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Jay-Z	Nov 08, 2009 Sun, 8:00 PM	Pauley Pavilion - UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Jay-Z	Nov 12, 2009 Thu, 8:00 PM	Assembly Hall - IL Champaign, IL
Jay-Z	Nov 13, 2009 Fri, 8:00 PM	Memorial Gym - Vanderbilt Nashville, TN
Jay-z	Nov 17, 2009 Tue, 8:00 PM	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
Jay-Z	Nov 19, 2009 Thu, 8:00 PM	Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM
Jay-Z	Nov 20, 2009 Fri, 8:00 PM	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jay-Z	Nov 22, 2009 Sun, 8:00 PM	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX