By Josh Bell

The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel 8 p.m. June 7, $63.50-$95.50 plus tax and fee. 800.745.3000 Ticketmaster

Just how big a deal is Tim McGraw? Well, the most massive new country star in the last decade owes her first hit single entirely to him: Taylor Swift’s breakthrough song, “Tim McGraw,” uses McGraw as the touchstone for her fondest memories, a way for a former paramour to keep her in his thoughts.

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