Colbie Caillat checked in with her Twitter followers (@ColbieCaillat) last night after watching the Fugees singer Lauryn Hill perform at Club NOKIA earlier in the evening. The singer songwriter says:

I have to be honest. I’ve never known what it was like to be a fan until tonight. I met the beautiful Lauryn Hill. And she was so sweet.

I cried with pure happy tears when she sang my favorite songs. The ones that inspired me to be a singer when I was 11 years old. #Dreamscometrue

Her voice is still soulful & flawless. Thanks @lovemissbre for making friends with her peeps & getting us back stage! She’s back y’all!!!

Colbie Caillat will release her third album ‘All of You’ on July 12th via Universal Republic Records. Caillat wrote ‘All of You’ about her experiences the last few years, the most significant of which is her blossoming relationship with bandmate Justin Young. “He was in my band for two years before we noticed that we like each other,” she explained in a press release. “I wrote most of this album about us, our ups and downs. All the songs are about life experiences, so I guess this record is more grown up, with a somewhat wiser perspective.”

Colbie Caillat checked in with her Twitter followers (@ColbieCaillat) on Friday (April 15) after performing at President Obama’s re-election fundraiser in Chicago the prior evening. The singer songwriter Tweeted:

A few things to share… 1. I met our President last night! AND played a show before his speech. Mr. Obama was very sweet and engaging.

2. I’m excited for Justin’s show tomorrow night & hope everyone can make it who lives in / near LA! See you there! Justin Young- http://bit.ly/fZOM4a

Colbie Caillat is advising her fans about five things they can do in regards to the Gulf oil spill and our use of petroleum, though none of the five involve fuel consumed when thousands of fans drive a cumulative tens of thousands of miles to attend each of her concerts, especially those played far outside of population areas like her July 3rd date at the Gorge Amphitheatre. The singer songwriter wrote on her MySpace blog:

1. Tell President Obama and Congress to restore the full moratorium on new offshore drilling in federal waters. http://www.surfrider.org/nodrilling

2. Join thousands across America on June 26th as we come together to take a stand. On June 26 we are coordinating a nationwide event to oppose new offshore drilling. It’s called Hands Across the Sand. It will take place in all coastal states in the United States. http://www.handsacrossthesand.com/

3. Stay up to speed on spill details on our blog, stay tuned on the latest news, ways to participate in our Not The Answer campaign, and join the conversation about the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.nottheanswer.org

4. If you live in the Gulf or Florida regions you can document what you see and find with our Spill Tracker here: http://oilspill.skytruth.org

If you’re in this area and have never connected with a local chapter, now is a great time to do it. Find the local dozen chapters in the Gulf and in Florida: http://www.surfrider.org/chapters.asp

5. Support alternatives. Engage. The United States has 3% of the world’s oil and uses 20% of the world’s oil. If you hear about local, state and national governments looking to invest in alternative energy solutions pay attention. http:///www.oceanamps.org