**Exhibit      31.1**

**CERTIFICATION**

| 1. | I                have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of YouthStream                Media                Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) for the three months ended December 31,                2005; |
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| 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report; |
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| 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                Company                as of, and for, the periods presented in this                report; |
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| 4. | The                Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing                and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in                Exchange                Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and we                have: |
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| 5. | The                Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most                recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to                the                Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of                directors (or persons performing the equivalent                functions): |
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| Date:                August 18, 2006 | /s/                JONATHAN V. DIAMOND |
|                                 | Jonathan                V. Diamond     |
|                                 | Chief                Executive Officer |