Lady Antebellum and Brad Paisley presented a $250,000 check on behalf of the Academy of Country Music’s charitable arm, ACM Lifting Lives, to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee during last night’s GAC telethon “Music City Keep On Playin’ – A Benefit for Flood Relief.”

Brooks & Dunn taped a special message for the telethon thanking all the artists who participated in the taping of “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo” in April. Ticket proceeds from that live event in Las Vegas went to ACM Lifting Lives, which in turn quickly earmarked funding for those affected by the recent floods in Middle Tennessee. This is the first disbursement from that event’s fundraising efforts.

Also during the broadcast, Scott and Sandi Borchetta donated $100,000 to flood relief efforts from their company, Big Machine Label Group.