NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(Gray News) - A 20-year-old Iowa woman is trading her hometown stage for a professional Nashville recording studio after winning a nationwide search for the country's best a cappella performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner."Lily Schloss of North Liberty, Iowa, was named the winner of Gray Media's Star-Spangled Sing-Off, a contest launched to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.

Schloss entered through KCRG in Cedar Rapids, one of dozens of Gray-owned stations across the country that took nominations for the competition.