 In September 2016, the American a cappella group Pentatonix released a cover of the song with Dolly Parton herself as feature artist.The cover won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.Kirsty Maccoll's 1994 single "Caroline" is in-spirit response song to "Jolene", in which the Jolene character grieves the loss of her best friend (the titular Caroline) after having an affair with Caroline's husband.